Week 7 - tutespark

1. What is creative commons and how could this licensing framework be relevant to your own experience at university?

"Creative Commons is an international non-profit org that provides free licences and tools that copyright owners can use to allow others to share, reuse and remix their material, legally."

I think Creative Commons could be relevant to my experience at uni because it means I could copyright my personal work but also be able to share my work with others and I will still get credit for my work but other will be able to reference or use it - like if I want to publish my work like an article or journal.


2. Find 3 examples of works created by creative commons and embed them in your blog.


Here are some videos created by Creative Commons to help people understand what they are about and how their service can be used.

- Creative Commons - A Shared Culture



- Creative Commons - Get Creative



- Creative Commons - An alternative to copyright





3. Have a look at Portable Apps (a pc based application) – provide a brief description of what it is and how you think this is useful.

portable - carried or moved with ease
app - a computer program like a web browser or word processor

"A portable app is a computer program that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any Windows computer."

Portable Apps can be useful because it allows you to carry your all the applications on you computer ranging from your web browser (history and favourites), calendar, emails and with all your contacts and settings, your instant messenger and contacts list, your documents and presentations and even your antivirus program and other computer utilities. You can also "carry all your important passwords and account information securely."

Portable Apps are convenient for travel and sharing.