This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
I created a license for my blog and chose the Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike (by-nc-sa) license. Per the website wiki.creativecommons.org, this license allows others to download my material, make changes, but also give me credit. In addition, users cannot use my information for commercial purposes. I chose this license because I understand the importance of allowing others to build off people's ideas. If we don't allow others to access our ideas and suggestions, it is hard to make creative growth. When I started teaching, there was very little on the internet regarding awesome lessons and project ideas. I typically had to buy a book that provided me with new ideas. Today, we have access to a tremendous amount of ideas because teachers are willing to share. Twitter is a wonderful example, I have a constant stream of new ideas and thoughts coming my way every day. If I'm struggling, I can post a question and in minutes have suggestions or answers. This license aids me in continuing this process.
However, though I believe it is important for others to take my ideas and thoughts and use them in positive ways, I do not want others making money from it in a commercial sense. There is a lot to be said about the free flow of ideas and for others to make money off what other people think, I believe, would start to cripple the great sense of sharing that our country has right now.
Licensing Portal for Educators. (n.d.). Retrieved January 20, 2017, from https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Licensing_Portal_for_Educators
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