COPYRIGHT & FAIR USAGE
It is a minefield when it comes to what content teachers can use and how this differs from country to country. There is a blog post on RedJumper that does a great job of easily explaining various terms.
Unfortunately there is no easy answer when it comes to this topic. To get a sense of how complicated this matter is, check out THIS blog post. |
CREATIVECOMMONS LICENCES
CreativeCommons, a website dedicated to digital awareness, allows you to easily search for usable material. Click HERE for their search link.
Dianne Mckenzie has put together a website to help sort through this maze of permissions. |
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Want to freely share your work? Add a CreativeCommons licence. Here's how!
WHAT'S A TEACHER TO DO?FreeTech4Teachers gives some great tips for using content.
1. Always try to use images that you own and upload to your blog. 2. If you don't own a suitable image then look for images in the public domain. Pixabay is a good place to look. Download the image and upload to your blog. (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). 3. If you cannot find a suitable image in the public domain then look for images that have Creative Commons licenses attached to them. Photosforclass.com makes this easy to do. Click the download link just below the image. The downloaded image SHOULD have the attribution information automatically added to it. 4. If items 1, 2, and 3 above didn't provide you with a suitable image then you can attempt to use an image under Fair Use guidelines. Fair Use is a murky water so Fair Use should be your last resort. If 1, 2, and 3 failed to produce a suitable image, repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 until you find a suitable image. SOURCE YOUTUBE VIDEOSFreeTech4Teachers again points out that we are not allowed to download or modify any videos from YouTube. It is in violation of Section 4 of their Terms of Service.
FREE TO USEWhen searching for images to use, search.creativecommons.org is a great resource (just be sure to note the author).
Redjumper lists 5 other sites that would be great to use. When searching for music to use in your videos, here is a great site to collect music from as well. Canva has also evaluated a great many websites that provide you with pictures to use in your work. You can see it HERE. |
PHOTO ATTRIBUTION
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Unsplash offers some amazing, high resolution FREE TO USE.
Book Creator also lists 5 sites that are good for images on the iPad.
Book Creator also lists 5 sites that are good for images on the iPad.
Josie Fraser gives some more details on what it all means.
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