Here’s something to get your learners’ week off to an engaging start. Stimulate their creativity! Encourage your students to do some brainstorming and graphic design in one fell swoop. Mutapic is a free, intriguing online digital image generator that’s great for rapid design.
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Many commercial software packages contain all kinds of clip art. Over time, learners become dependent on the ready-made store of images. Instead of promoting such behavior, introduce your classroom to the Open Clip Art Library and other similar sites. Encourage young scholars to use pieces of clip art and images that are free of copyright restraints. This is especially if important if students are participating in events such as science fairs where their media-rich products may end up being broadcast or released to audiences beyond the confines of your classroom and school.
The best way to avoid copyright issues is to have students capture and/or create their own images. If they do not or cannot capture and/or create their own pictures, they can search for copyright-free images from the following sites:
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| http://edupic.net/ | Free for use by educational professionals and the students they serve without permission |
| http://gallery.usgs.gov/
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Most USGS-authored or produced data and information are considered to be in the U.S. public domain. Some non USGS photographs, images, and/or graphics that appear on USGS Web sites are used by the USGS with permission from the copyright holder. These materials are generally marked as being copyrighted. |
| http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/ | All photographs within this collection are public domain; therefore, signed releases, permissions, and payment for use or reproduction are not required. For any use made of a photograph, credit should be given to the individual photographer and the U.S. Geological Survey. |
| http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp
Public Health Image Library (PHIL) |
Most of the images in the collection are in the public domain and are thus free of any copyright restrictions. If you look directly beneath the image you will see a fair use statement that tells you if the image is public domain or copyright protected. |
| http://photo.itc.nps.gov/storage/images/index.html
National Parks |
All images posted on this site are free, and may be used without a copyright release from the National Park Service. |
| http://tinyurl.com/usdaimageshttp://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/ | All of the photographic images are USDA property and, consequently, are in the public domain. For questions about copyright issues, please contact Alice Welch at 202-720-0901 or alice.welch@usda.gov |
| http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/bpd.html | Many of the images in this web site are considered public domain and may be used without further authorization from the BLM if photographic credit to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in the following manner:
Bureau of Land Management, or |
| http://www.fws.gov/digitalmedia | A wide assortment of selected images, publications, video and audio clips that are in the public domain. You are free to use them as you wish – no permission is necessary. Site does ask that you give credit to the photographer or creator and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. |
| http://www.fws.gov/digitalmedia | Not all the information on this site is in the public domain. Some images/graphics are licensed for use under the copyright law. Such content is identified as material used from sources outside the Service. |
| http://www.morguefile.com/archive/ | Varies: ranges from freedom to adapt the work, use the work for commercial purposes, and use without attributing the original author |
| http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/for_images/imagegall.htm | The images in the collection are in the public domain and are thus free of any copyright restrictions. |
| http://www.pdclipart.org/ | Images have been collected from sources which either place their images in the public domain, abandon their copyright, or have expired copyright and are considered to be freely available for any use by the public. |
| http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/mvey/index.htmlhttp://www.photolib.noaa.gov/collections.html | Most NOAA photos and slides are in the public domain. Educational use is encouraged. The few photos in the NOAA Photo Library that are known to have copyright restrictions are so noted in the caption information associated with those images. Credit MUST be given to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce. Where a photographer is noted, credit the photographer and his/her affiliated organization as well. |
| http://www.pics4learning.com/ | May be used by teachers and students in print, multimedia, and video productions |
| http://www.public-domain-photos.com/ | All photos on this web site are public domain. You may use these images for any purpose, including commercial. |
| http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/ | All pictures are free for commercial and personal use |
| http://www.reusableart.com/ | All of the images appearing on this site are copyright free and in the public domain in the United States, in countries that are part of the Berne Convention and any country that grants copyrights to artists up to 70 years after their death. As these images are out of copyright and now in the public domain, they can be used for anything you wish with no restrictions. |
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dd a little razzle-dazzle to your presentations while integrating technology. How? Use beautiful illuminated letters available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License and graciously hosted at Wikimedia Commons.
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Yesterday was Fathers Day. My wonderfully sweet child gave me the best present ever–a compliment.
It’s Friday. Have some fun! Fire up an interactive whiteboard, drop by Mr. Picassohead, and generate a work of art (or two).
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I first wrote a post about BeFunky in July of 2008. Since that time BeFunky’s site has undergone a few changes. The site is even more impressive than the last time I saw it! For students and teachers who don’t have access to expensive or complicated graphics editing programs, BeFunky offers visitors a number of eye-catching effects. BeFunky’s tools are free, require no registration to use, and allow visitors to apply their resulting graphics to coffee mugs, t-shirts, hats, and other items.
Many educators want to publish student work online. However, they are hesitant to post an accompanying image for fear of compromising pupil safety. Thankfully, Portrait Illustration Maker is available.
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