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This week’s question is what are some of your favourite image sites?
Are they creative commons?
How do you teach students (and perhaps other teachers) about copyright and fair use? Remember this also involves music, video and text.
Do you have any great resources to share on this topic? Please leave a link in your comment.
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Miss W. 12:09 am on January 24, 2011 Permalink |
Was looking through my Google Reader this morning and found this great video on ‘Hey Jude’s blog.
mshitzges 1:35 pm on March 5, 2011 Permalink |
I have only ever searched for images on the web using Google Images. The befunky website, http://www.befunky.com/ , is cool. Students from my school have used image sites to edit images and restore old photographs. They were on display at our local library.
I never really knew how the proper way to cite a picture. I would always just add the URL link next to the picture. I would inform my students about the different creative commons notations and the rules of proper use. I would then have them practice citing pictures, music or videos.
judigowing 12:35 am on January 24, 2011 Permalink |
When introducing Digital Storytelling to my students I plan projects where they can use their own images. This alleviates the problem of Copyright. With some groups I have a theme and other groups I encourage creativity and personal stories. We may actually learn to take, download and store the images as a starting point.
I always run some sessions on Copyright and have been a user of Flickr for many years. For my activity I have created a Post showing Why I live where I live!
I feel really comfortable about this section of the challenge as it is very familiar to me!
One site I use regularly is http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/
Mrs S 3:42 am on January 24, 2011 Permalink |
I think I have become the copyright nagger in my school. I try hard to remind students often that they need to acknowledge sources and to nudge teachers at the same time by suggesting that this be part of the assessment requirements of presentations, posters and multimedia projects.
I agree with Judi from the comment above about planning projects that use the students own images as it can alleviate some of the copyright problems.
I do not have a favourite image site but am looking forward to exploring the links that have been shared in the fifth challenge posts.
Mr. Riley 10:05 am on January 24, 2011 Permalink |
What is my favorite image site? I don’t use one. If I use an image in the blog it is a screen shot of the page. Usually though I try to explain things fully and create a small slide show that I turn into a movie and post on my youtube channel. TT&R posted about a screen capturing tool that I may use in the future. Bottom line is that I don’t use information unless I link back to it. For my students they must create a bibliography for all images they use that they get from the Internet.
Judy McLaney 3:43 pm on January 24, 2011 Permalink |
I went to Flickr.com and there is such a wealth of images there that it is somewhat overwhelming to me at this point in my learning experience. I have decided to explore one source at a time until I get more comfortable, then I will branch out and explore other sites.
I inserted a graphic and link in my Testing Blog, just for the practice. http://jamclaney.edublogs.org/
Tabitha Waguespack 11:41 am on January 24, 2011 Permalink |
I become very aware of copyright laws this year as I took over our school yearbook. It was an extremely daunting task trying to understand copyright as well as trying to figure out what to use to teach copyright to my students. They already understood plagerism because of thier English Teachers, so getting them on board was fairly easy. I found two you tube videos that helped me explain copyright and creative commons to my students. They still sing the copyright song. Here are those links:
Copyright, What’s Copyright?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QiO_H0-ok8
A Fair(y) Use Tale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo
Creative Commons, Get Creative
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io3BrAQl3so
I hope this helps everyone with teaching Creative Commons and Copyright, it was a huge help to me.
My Teaching Blog
http://tabitha-myjouney.blogspot.com/
My Classroom Website
http://www.misstabithasclassroom.webs.com
mrsangle 6:17 am on January 25, 2011 Permalink |
Copyright questions have been a real concern for me – I feel like understanding Creative Commons licensing and attribution is like trying to go to law school, and if I have trouble with it, how can I explain it to my students?
Your links will help – thanks for taking the time to post them!
cswetavage 6:22 pm on January 26, 2011 Permalink |
Thanks Tabitha for the wonderful links videos about Copyright. I was substituting in a Video Production class today and asked the students if their teacher ever mentioned Creative Commons or discussed Copyright or Fair Use Law. I was surprised to hear them say no. Needless to say, I left the teacher a note and mentioned the videos you suggested!
undefined 12:14 am on January 27, 2011 Permalink |
Thank you for sharing such abundant resources in this area!
aslisaglam 2:25 pm on January 29, 2011 Permalink |
Tabitha thanks a lot for the resources you share. How do you explain copyrights and creative commons to your students? I would be very glad if you could share your opinion. I would like to focus on copyrights and raise awareness. (I checked your class blog but it did not open)
Scott Duncan 6:34 pm on January 24, 2011 Permalink |
I just wrote my own blog post for this challenge and asked similar questions at the end of my post !
http://mrduncan.globalteacher.org.au/2011/01/25/i-can-copy-right/
Thanks for sharing these great resources. I agree that it’s an area we need to be educating other teachers and students about.
juselig 8:00 pm on January 24, 2011 Permalink |
This challenge has taught me much about the different licensing aspects of creative commons. I think compfight is my favorite because it is user friendly. We discuss copyright all of the time, but it is very difficult to get students (and faculty) to follow through. I had one teacher tell me today, “Well, who really checks up on that?” – I was floored! I told her it was very easy to find copyright free images, music, etc. and tomorrow I’d send her links. Some other favorite sites: http://www.soundjay.com, http://www.wpclipart.com and http://photos8.com/
http://juselig.edublogs.org
aslisaglam 2:45 pm on January 29, 2011 Permalink |
The comment “who really checks?” is frequently heard. Thanks for the resources..
Mr. C 10:20 pm on January 24, 2011 Permalink |
I love all of the image sites for Creative Commons images. It is good to know that there are great images out there to use in a blog. I am not sure if I would send students to check some out the image sites. FickrCC and Compsite bring up some sketchy images for some innocent image search requests. This happened with the safe search on. Many of the images are beautiful and artistic but not good for grade seven students (there are a few that are rather tasteless too). Any suggestions on gathering images for kids that are still Creative Commons and appropriate?
Thanks
Brian
misscollette 3:21 am on February 6, 2011 Permalink |
Maybe try http://www.kidsclick.org/psearch.html or Microsoft office clip art or any of these http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp
http://www.askkids.com/pictures?q=Star%20Wars&hp=1&o=0&l=dir
http://classroomclipart.com/
MrSimpson07 2:10 am on January 25, 2011 Permalink |
On reflection, I must admit that I have not put nearly enough thought into ‘teaching’ copyright and it’s implications. Reading the posts here, it is clear that Primary School teachers are leading the charge in educating the students about the consequences of copyright infringement.
As Juselig notes above, I often have students dismiss copyright with a “but everyone does it” – without realising that there are plenty of resources available that dont breach copyright (as seen above!).
I use a google images search, altering the Advanced Search options to only include creative commons images. I then reference as applicable. I’ve not heard of compsite – I’ll check that out now!
David Simpson
http://davidsimpson.edublogs.org/
cswetavage 9:53 pm on January 25, 2011 Permalink |
I don’t have a favorite image site other than Google’s images. I am embarrassed to admit I had never heard of creative commons. I have always told my own kids and students that if you didn’t create it, mention who did or where you got the image even if you are just using it in the classroom and not publishing or posting it.
I appreciate some of the links mentioned in these discussions that will help me explain copyright and fair use better. Thanks.
Deb Hogg 3:31 am on January 26, 2011 Permalink |
Hi everyone, One way to completely avoid the whole copyright issue is, of course, to use your own images. I’d like to share a quick story if I may… As part of this Teacher Challenge I’ve been visiting blogs (as have we all!) and noticed a teacher on Educators’ PLN who asked for visitors for her kids’ blogs. So I visited a couple of their blogs and left a few cheeky comments (not REALLY cheeky but my Aussie sense of humour came out when dealing with Californian kids!) and this created a bit of a buzz in their classroom. Their wonderful teacher took this as an opportunity for learning so she taught them a little bit about Australia and then got them to write some letters to me as their next blog posts, to tell me about what they had learned! Fabulous! So much fun to read what they thought was important for me to know that they had learned. So now, after talking with their teacher, I have set up a new photoblog – which their teacher will be using soon – and I thought those reading these might like a look… http://ozandusa.blogspot.com/ None of this, these connections and all this learning, would have happened if not for the Teacher Challenge 2011! Just amazing fun! Seriously don’t want to go back to the new school year on Friday – having so much fun learning… no time for school! Regards, Deb Hogg (Sydney, Australia)
Dorene Bates 8:57 am on January 26, 2011 Permalink |
I have some creative commons information in my Diigo account: http://www.diigo.com/user/dorenebates/creativecommons that I use along with some free, public domain sites that I give out to teachers: http://www.diigo.com/user/dorenebates/clipart. I agree with Deb Hogg that the best way to go around the copyright issue is using your own original videos, images, etc. Whenever I am doing staff development and I use images from outside, I always model how to cite the images and make sure that I mention to the teachers that they should also do this for their students.
Deb Hogg 3:10 pm on January 26, 2011 Permalink |
Well said, Dorene, VERY important to model best practice. There is a whole copyright pandora’s box here for teachers – I have seen many examples of teachers breaching copyright law with the sweeping view that “they wouldn’t mind if they knew it is just for my classroom”! Whether it is images or text, very often if you approach the copyright holder they WILL give permission for you to use their stuff but it is never right to assume unless it is clearly stated. Teachers get preoccupied with “but that picture is just the best example for what I am trying to achieve so I will ignore the copyright”and think that no-one would expect you to use a slightly less appropriate image but a copyright correct one… not so! Personally I have been known to follow up on presentations where images have been used without citation or in breach of copyright. This is precisely why it is SO IMPORTANT in this new connected world, that when we as educators produce something and share it we must attached the appropriate copyright clarification so that it is all out in the open… which reminds me… time to source a widget for this for my blog… Regards, Deb
undefined 12:21 am on January 27, 2011 Permalink |
I am quite embarrassed to admit I have not been a stickler with copyright in regards to images on student blogs. I was of the mindset that if I taught them to cite their images, it was okay. Challenge 5 was so important for me in this blogging process as it opened my eyes to a very important aspect of blogging that needs to be taught to my digital writers. Tomorrow, I will be having them take down images that are copyrighted and replace with Creative Commons images. Thanks to teachers on this Teachers Challenge, I have videos, links, and documents to help teach them about properly using images in their posts.
Jenny Gilbert 3:45 pm on January 27, 2011 Permalink |
No great insights from me to add but i did have a go at adding images on the blog. I am busy prepping for the start of the school year so my time is less flexible. May come back here to look at comments sometime as i am keen to see what people are saying. PS spamword still causing me issues in firefox.
debbieag 8:00 pm on January 27, 2011 Permalink |
I must admit that I sometimes have difficulty finding images that are free to use and I find it very frustrating. I try to take my own photos whenever possible although it brings up another question. If you take your own photographs inside a store do you need to obtain permission from the owners to use the photos? I have recently taken some images inside a supermarket that I wanted to use on our blog, but don’t want to be in violation. I appreciate all of the links that are being shared here, but also wondered where I might find some sites that have copyright free music.
Deb Hogg 10:35 pm on January 27, 2011 Permalink |
Hi Debbie
Before taking photos inside stores or other places that you get the feeling may require permission – I always ask first so then you will know where you stand. I recently took some photos in Maccas in Sydney after asking the Manager on duty – whereas when I asked in Maccas in Los Angeles then no permission was forthcoming so I didn’t take any photos. All part of the same learning process. This is all very important, of course, when we take photos of children which we intend to use online – we must verify first that we have permission to use images in this way and make sure we donot identify children using their full name or any other information that would make problems for you further down the track.
debbieag 10:51 pm on January 29, 2011 Permalink |
Nobody at the market seemed to mind that I was taking photos, but I suppose the proper thing to do would be to ask permission in advance. I Do you think it would be OK if I cropped the photos so it would not be possible to identify the store? I really don’t want to have to go back and take them again!
Deb Hogg 10:59 pm on January 29, 2011 Permalink |
Debbie these issues are all grey areas so there is no precision to deal with. If you were openly taking photos then I’d run with the cropping idea. Maybe next time you visit the market you could swing the question past the Manager – even explain that you are still figuring out the whole permission thing and just see what they have to say. One of the things I have come away with from all this copyright discussion is the importance of thinking through the issues and not just assuming that because it is for Educational Purposes we can have free reign! These are the same issues with photocopying – I’ve seen teachers copy more of books than is allowed and plead complete ignorance of the rules… ignorance is no defence!
Miss W. 11:26 pm on January 29, 2011 Permalink |
G’day Debbie,
I went to your blog and noticed that your twitter feed widget is for some reason blocking part of your posts. I am using Firefox; it might be OK with IE. Try putting the widget on the other sidebar and the problem might disappear.
debbieag 12:16 am on January 30, 2011 Permalink |
Thanks for letting me know. I’ve just moved it…is it still a problem?
Miss W. 12:27 am on January 30, 2011 Permalink
Hi Debbie,
It no longer blocks the posts but it still looks out of whack in the right sidebar. Wonder if it is something to do with the HTML code you inserted in the widget text box. I have never put a Twitter feed on my blog.
debbieag 12:43 am on January 30, 2011 Permalink
I guess I’ll just remove it. I was just experimenting anyway. I can live without it! Thanks
Anna Bring 4:01 am on January 28, 2011 Permalink |
Thanks to everyone sharing how they go about working with copyright with students and colleagues. Since I have been away (and still is) from teaching for a while I haven’t done this, but I now have several ideas on how to go about doing it and I think I would include it in several blocks during a semester to make sure it is something my students always think about before publishing anything, whether it is online or in paper.
Elaine 6:57 am on January 29, 2011 Permalink |
I am the school librarian, so I am supposed to be the copyright “expert.” Unfortunately, I struggle as much as anyone with digital rights.
I know one area I have not been able to find anything definitive about is book cover images. When I or my students write a book review, is it legal to use a copy of the cover in the blog post?
Personally, I think we are promoting the book, so it should be permissible, but is it really?
mrssarno 9:16 am on January 29, 2011 Permalink |
Since I’m an artist and teach art, my favorite image site is my own self, and my students! But, if I am posting images of artworks by “published” (what should I call them?) artists- I go to artstor! I am lucky that my school has an accout with them. Here is a link.
Artstor
Nancy
Ellen 10:22 am on January 29, 2011 Permalink |
I think that ALL the information in this activity of the Teacher Challenge was the most important for me. I have always wanted to spice up my blogs, and now I know how. Besides that I know how to do it giving credit where credit is due. Since I am the plagiarism watchdog on my academic team (I am the onlly one who has a subscription to turnitin.com in my department) I have been battling with this since time and forever. I am still quite a bit overwhelmed with all the information. We are very serious about plagiarism in teaching EFL at the university level in Mexico….and you would be surprised to see how many students try to get away with copy-paste technique when writing 150 word compositions!
debbieag 12:19 am on January 30, 2011 Permalink |
Phew! Just completed Challenge #5….now on to #6, but I do have one more question. If you’re supposed to provide a link to Creative Commons images, then how do you attribute an image that is incorporated in a video or slide show?
http://homeschoolmom.edublogs.org
Albert 5:28 pm on February 6, 2011 Permalink |
Only use the approved sites. One just never knows; if you check out my blog, I have shared a story about a teacher who had to pay out of pocket for using an image from Disney World.
chrischuck 9:31 pm on March 7, 2011 Permalink |
I generally use images from Google Images-I guess I am not that savy in this area. However, the befunky website, I think, has some pretty cool features and there is always Flickr of course, which is pretty useful. I always tell my students to be careful when using images and that they must give credit to the source. I require them to cite their sources when they are using an image for a project.
Lisa 4:56 pm on March 8, 2011 Permalink |
Right now I have only looked at the image sites given on the teacher challenge. I am still struggling with having the directions match up to my blogger account. Even the help center is frustrating. Good test in patience. Hopefully I can be more creative soon.
http://itsaselfcontainedlife.blogspot.com/
Miss W. 9:51 pm on March 8, 2011 Permalink |
Lisa,
If you look on the right sidebar of the teacher challenge blog, down the bottom section called ‘Get Help’ there is a link for people using blogger that might give you some more help.
Msz1011 10:43 am on March 9, 2011 Permalink |
Most of the time I use google images because you can access so many images. I did learn a lot in this challenge about copyright.
I would tell students that they do have to check copyrights on nearly any media they are into. I would explain how you can find the rights of a copyright on images, songs, and videos.
Although in math there aren’t times when they need to cite their sources I do explain that anytime you use someone elses work you must give them credit for it.
atahamon 1:35 pm on March 10, 2011 Permalink |
I knew there were copyright laws but unaware of the different terms of each policy until doing this acitivity. Most of the time I use Google images because there were so many that came up from a wide variety of sources. I sited it by putting the link there. I teach language and we have decided to come up with our own pictures because most pictures found on the net aren’t really relevant to Native people. Maybe we can add some of our images so others can use them.
dskalski 7:40 pm on March 12, 2011 Permalink |
Usually the school media specialist teaches this to the students. They are usually the local experts on this topic. I do not know enough on the topic… unless I were to really, really, I mean, really plan to teach something I know nothing about. Last, I would be afraid teaching all the information, a lot of it too, might be too dry and boring for the students.