It was interesting seeing how sites like Bitly can allow people to plug a link in and create polls and share information with others without  needing to make accounts or worrying about FIPPA regulations. Also seeing Google Docs being shared without us needing to sign into our accounts was eye-opening, as I did not even know that was an option!

I found it extremely helpful talking about Copyright, and clearing up some areas of confusion. For example, I am glad to be more familiar with Creative Commons now and know what to look out for when I am researching resources. Going over which sites are commonly used by educators and how they are used was also useful.

opensource.com from user opensourceway on Flickr.

Some of the open ed resources we discussed:

  • OER commons (great for finding U.S. teaching open ed resources)
  • Siyavula (for math and science learning)
  • Curriki (for K-12 Education)
  • PhET (for simulations)
  • Archive.org  (library resource)