Information: What it is and who can create it
What is information?
Information is "knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction." ("Information," Merriam-Webster.com)
Who can create information?
Anyone, including you.
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What is intellectual property? Any creative work or product of the mind, human or artificial
Activity and Reflection:
- What form of information or intellectual property have you used in the last week?
- When you share posts or works online, do you think of them as intellectual property? Why or why not?
- How do you find intellectual property online?
- When sharing intellectual property, do you give credit to what you share with others, whether or not you find it online?
- How do you feel about creating your own intellectual property? What types have you or could you create?
- Would you feel differently about other people using something you created and shared online?