Create the space for dialogue
It is often difficult to explain what Creative Commons licensing is to students and teachers – this short film does a pretty good job of presenting the facts.
I do think there is a need for more high quality resources to help teach licensing of digital content and especially resources to communicate what it all means to young student. What do you think?
According to the most recent EU Kids Online research over one third of 9-12 year olds and three quarters of 13-16 year olds who use the internet in Europe have their own profile on a social networking site. I discovered this wonderful film from Julio Secchin which not only depicts the way that our youngsters use the web but also some of the wider implications.
It is such a thought provoking film with enough depth and quality to provide rich instigation and inspiration for discussion with youngsters about their online and offline behaviours. I will certainly use it when I get the chance.
Julio Secchin explains that:
“This is a short film about teenagers who are growing up in an environment with tons of information per second, being treated as criminals as they download a couple of songs from the internet, while trying to chat with their friends. The main goal here is make a reflection on subjects like freedom of information, online relationships and how all this blends or inside the head of a teenager, no matter where he lives”
Copyright Cops from Julio Secchin on Vimeo.
Of course the film is completely open source and allows anyone to remix and remake using the content, perhaps a engaging project for children at your school to present a remixed film about copyright or internet use.
Let me know what you think and of course comment on Julio’s film and share with him what you make of it.