How to get and use free images the RIGHT way in class by Matt Miller
Creative Commons images aren’t the only ones students can use in their work. Photos labeled“public domain” have even fewer restrictions. Public domain photos can be inserted into any work without need for any attribution. Some sources of public domain images:
Citation:
Miller, Matt. "How to get and use free images the RIGHT way in class." Ditch That Texbook. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2015. <http://ditchthattextbook.com/2015/09/04/ how-to-get-and-use-free-images-the-right-way-in-class/>
Foter is also another great site to use for photos: http://foter.com/blog/how-to-attribute-creative-commons-photos/
- Photos For Class (photosforclass.com) One way to be sure you’re fairly giving credit to the author of Creative Commons images is to use Photos For Class. This site finds images from Flickr’s hundreds of thousands of Creative Commons images and automatically embeds the attribution information (i.e. author, website where it was found, link, license, etc.). The photo to the left is an example from Photos For Class. This way, even very young students can use Creative Commons images in a responsible way. Flickr is blocked at school but you are able to use at home.
- Google Apps (drive.google.com) – Google gives users quick access to add a Creative Commons image to a document, slide presentation or drawing in Google Apps. Insert an image (Use “Insert > Image …” from the menu or the image icon). Then select “Search” from the tabs at the top. These images insert directly into your Google file without having to leave to go to another website.
- PhotoPin (photopin.com) – PhotoPin was built to give bloggers access to quality Creative Commons photos, but it can be used by anyone. It does access images through Flickr so it will be blocked at school.
- EveryStockPhoto (everystockphoto.com) – This site pulls photos from a variety of Creative Commons sources.
Creative Commons images aren’t the only ones students can use in their work. Photos labeled“public domain” have even fewer restrictions. Public domain photos can be inserted into any work without need for any attribution. Some sources of public domain images:
- Pixabay (pixabay.com) – This site contains a variety of types of images, ranging from clip art to original photos, that are labeled “public domain.”
- Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org) – Wikimedia Commons’s well-known cousin, Wikipedia, is a free, open-source encyclopedia of sorts. Wikimedia Commons does the same for different types of media. All of Wikimedia Commons’s media is free to use under Creative Commons licenses or public domain, depending on the image.
Citation:
Miller, Matt. "How to get and use free images the RIGHT way in class." Ditch That Texbook. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2015. <http://ditchthattextbook.com/2015/09/04/ how-to-get-and-use-free-images-the-right-way-in-class/>
Foter is also another great site to use for photos: http://foter.com/blog/how-to-attribute-creative-commons-photos/