Using Statewide, Online, and Open Education
Resources in the New Digital Era
What is BadgerLink?
• Project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries and Technology
• BadgerLink is Wisconsin’s online library which provides access to licensed content such as magazines, newspapers, scholarly articles, videos, images, and music…
Math Practice
Games and Activities
Images
Video
Maps
Full-Text Articles
Author Interviews
Book Suggestions
$2.2 Million
$74 Million
BadgerLink is available to ALL
Wisconsin residents
How does authentication work?
• BadgerLink identifies you as a Wisconsin resident by looking at your computer Internet Protocol (IP) address
• Example IP address: 165.189.15.31
On a map you have a physical address…
Online you have an IP address
How does authentication work?
• We maintain an anonymous list of (over three million!) Wisconsin IP addresses!
• With a registered IP, you get direct access to our resources
• If you don’t have one of those IP addresses…
BadgerLink & Copyright
OER?
• BadgerLink is available to all Wisconsin residents at no direct cost.
• BadgerLink is not an OER– Content not in the public domain– No released under an open license
How can I use this?
http://www.badgerlink.net/help/copyright
• For non-commercial, educational
use• Cite information• Not posted where it could
potentially be seen by non-Wisconsin residents
CommonLinks
CommonLinks’ Mission
To correlate the state's educational resources made available through BadgerLink with learning standards, text complexity information, and other key educational features.
Under Current Development
• http://commonlinks.dpi.wi.gov/ • About 20 records
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Why CommonLinks?
• Resources are aligned and described according to a thoughtful consideration of educator's needs. The project hopes to make it easy to find, save, rate, and share quality resources.
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Future
• Add more records• Expand collaboration• Promotion
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