With the amount of information available on the internet and the ease of access also comes the ease of misuse. Teachers and students alike must respect, and value copyright not only to recognize, credit and honor others work but to protect their own work. As students learn the importance of licensing, they will develop an awareness of material and information on the internet. That can and can not be used, manipulated, or attributed to the author.
One area of importance that can be found in many places on the internet is creative commons licensing. Creative commons allows for the creator to allow for the free distribution of the copyrighted work with varying restrictions. Below is a graphic that explains the creative commons copyright licensing that is used: