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Hancock, J. (Photographer). Flickr: Creative Commons (2014, July 22). There's No Place Like The Death Star [Web Photo]. CC by 2.0 (no changes made).
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Hancock, J. (Photographer). Flickr: Creative Commons (2014, July 22).
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This week in LIBS 602 we explored how to find, share, and edit images found on other websites and discussed copyright and fair use policies.
On Big Huge Labs, I used the Trading Card creator to make a trading card for a fictional character. This would be a fun project for students when we are studying characterization. We could also create an entire set of cards that represented the characters, setting, conflicts, and themes of our stories or novels. Big Huge Labs also has a Magazine Cover creator that I could use with my students to personalize covers for our writing portfolios. Finally, I enjoyed playing around with the FX filters. I was able to convert a photograph to drawing students could actually color on paper.
On Big Huge Labs, I used the Trading Card creator to make a trading card for a fictional character. This would be a fun project for students when we are studying characterization. We could also create an entire set of cards that represented the characters, setting, conflicts, and themes of our stories or novels. Big Huge Labs also has a Magazine Cover creator that I could use with my students to personalize covers for our writing portfolios. Finally, I enjoyed playing around with the FX filters. I was able to convert a photograph to drawing students could actually color on paper.
ImageChef: This website has many fun framing options. I could easily see myself using this to create writing prompt graphics for my students. Students could use these to create exit tickets. I especially liked the beach frame and Grumpy Cat.
Tuxpi: I am going to use this website with my students next week. We are in the middle of creating our writing portfolios where we are publishing the best pieces of our writing from the school year to put in a special booklet to carry home. My middle school students will enjoy all of the theming options for their photos!
Citing Images
Creative Commons: Free Photos
This infographic is a great overview of the kinds of Creative Commons licenses and how to cite. Read from top to bottom.
Best Practices for Using Images in Blog Posts
From the Free Tech 4 Teachers Blog.
Finding Photos for Our Blogs
Creative Common Licenses
An overview of the creative commons licenses that are available.
Google Image Search
Be sure to click on Search Tools > Usage Rights
Free Stock Photos
25 Awesome sites with stunning free stock photos
Morgue Files
Photos in the public domain
Seven Places to Find Creative Common Images
Pixabay
Image Editing and Creations
Big Huge Labs
Big Huge Labs is an amazing site that will allow you to use your images to create magazine covers, movie posters, jigsaw puzzles, trading cards, and much more. Think about using with students as a way to report information.
Image Chef
Use the templates with the images provided and add words, then copy and paste.
Foldplay
Create a book or other item with your photos.
Tuxpi
Tuxpi allows you to add effects to a photo.
PicMonkey
Apps
Pic Collage for Kids
Pic Collage for Kids is a free App for IPads. Read about it on this blog.
Superimpose
This is another app for superimposing photos on top of each other. Read a cool way that a teacher used word clouds and this app to create student self-portraits:
Creating an Avatar
Doppel Me
Yahoo Avatars
Pick a Face
Copyright and Fair Use
Poster of Fair Use Guidelines
From Technology & Learning comes a concise poster you can use to help remind your teachers and students of Fair Use guidelines.
Fair Use
Here's a statement of the law regarding Fair Use related to Copyright. (More information and tools are found on the government's Copyright site where this Fair Use statement is located.
National Council of Teachers of English Fair Use Statement
NCTE Code of Best Practices: This is a fairly lengthy page but one of the most helpful, comprehensive and concise about Fair Use that we have found.
