Image+Resources

[|Creative Commons] Creative Commons (CC) was developed to help people share their images, videos, information, and other media resources on the Web under their terms. Many of the resources found through the CC portal (it searches Google Images and other engines for CC licenses) have licenses that allow users (like students) to:


 * 1) Share media resources
 * 2) Remix media resources (moving it from the Web to a student project is remixing)
 * As long as the user cites the origin of the media in their project.

Use your school librarian as a resource when trying to understand how to use Creative Commons to the fullest. If you get into the habit of using CC to search for images, you will be conquering the "share and share alike" world ethically.

Spend some time learning what the different CC licenses mean. This knowledge will help you understand quickly which images you can use for projects.

It is extremely important to use and understand Creative Commons when you post projects on the Web for other people to access. We cannot post copyright protected material on the Web without first determining if we're allowed to use it. Educate yourself!

[|Encyclopedia of Life] Collects images for science projects and displays them under Creative Commons licensing. Read and understand the license before you use the photograph in your project!

[|Wikimedia Commons] This is a site to which anyone can post media files. Everything on this site has a Creative Commons license. Read and understand the license before you use the photograph in your project!

[|Flickr] This photo-sharing site encourages users to post Creative Commons licenses on their media files. Read and understand the license before you use the photograph in your project!

[|Pics4Learning] Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students.

[|Discovery Education's Clip Art Gallery] Great resource! Use under these guidelines:

Permission is granted to download **no more than ten** different clip art images for **non-revenue-producing** use on hard copy documents or on Web sites with the following restrictions:
 * Any reproduction must be unaltered from its original downloaded form. This includes, but is not limited to, colorization, cropping, or editing.
 * Any use of clip art images on Web sites must credit Discoveryschool.com and include a link to the Discoveryschool.com Web site. Credit must read - "Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com"

[|Kitzu - Media Kits for Education] Some of these media kits are better than others, but it's a nice resource, nonetheless.