Useful Links

  by  amyo’connor 

• giving credit… | pia jane bijkerk A flowchart that attempts to set out, in simple terms, when and how you need to give credit for images you want to use.

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• QUT cite|write – QUT write The site offers a range of guides to writing guides from Queensland University of Technology. Simply put and well explained. Useful for students in senior levels at secondary school and tertiary institutions.

• Bing Images – Search the web for pictures, photos & images Even Bing has an option for finding public domain images. To access this setting go to Bing Images, enter your search term, then use the “license” menu to select public domain images. One thing to note about using Bing Images with elementary and middle school students is, depending upon what students search for, some of the “related” images and search suggestions might not always be appropriate for classrooms.

• everystockphoto – searching free photos This is a search engine for public domain and Creative Commons licensed pictures. When you search on Every Stock Photo it pulls images from dozens of sources across the web. When you click on an image you have found, you will be taken to a larger version of the image, a link to the source, and the attribution requirements for using that picture.

• Internet Search Challenge: Freshness Dating Wizard “A wizard created to retrieve metadata from pages so that you can determine the last time the information on the page was edited. In this case, the metadata is http header information that is transmitted when pages are sent by a server.”

• Key Data on Kid Reading | Scholastic.com “In Autumn 2012, Scholastic, in conjunction with Harrison Group, conducted a survey of 1,074 children ages 6–17 and their parents to learn about family attitudes and behaviors regarding reading. We discovered some surprising shifts since the survey was last conducted in 2010”

• morgueFile free photos The Morgue File photo collection contains thousands of images that anyone can use for free in academic or commercial presentations. The image collection can be searched by subject category, image size, color, or rating. You will find a mix of images that don’t require attribution along with some that do require attribution so pay attention to the labels that come with each picture. Morgue File is more than just a source for free images. The Morgue File also features a “classroom” where visitors can learn photography techniques and get tips about image editing.

• Pixabay – Free Images Pixabay is a place to find and download quality public domain images. You can search on Pixabay by using keywords or you can simply browse through the library of images. When you find an image you can download it in the size that suits your needs. Registered users do not have to enter a captcha code to download images. Users who do not register can download images, but they do have to enter a captcha code before downloading each picture.