These days, teachers are expected to reference and cite every image, especially if used in an assessment task.
However, photos on the internet are copyright the photographer - unless otherwise marked. Probably.
To use an image legally, you either need to
- get permission from the photographer or author (if "All Rights Reserved"), or
- find an image that is licensed under "Creative Commons"(you must credit the author), or
- find an image that is in the Public Domain (totally free, no need to cite source - usually very old works)
- find images from a place like Morgue File, where photographers have donated photos from previous projects (copyright-free!!).
You can search several places for creative commons licensed images: for example:
- flickr direct search
- flickr advanced search (tick the creative commons box)
- google now has Search Tools > Usage Rights (used to be advanced search)
- a site called Compfight (my favourite) - (I have a video screencast on this)
- a new site called Photos for Class, which adds the author's details in a watermark!!
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| Google image search has Usage Rights in the Search Tools. |
ANY QUESTIONS?
Use the comment form below or send me a message if you know my PRACE email.
[If not concerned about legality, don't worry about any of this.]
..and when you have a photo with permission (via creative commons), then yes credit the author with her name and the photo URL, for example:
- On the web: By SylviaDuckworth
- On paper: By SylviaDuckworth, https://flic.kr/p/qRgj38
At flickr for example, you can see license down below the image.
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| Flickr shows you the license on each photo, and gives a short URL for sharing credit. |
Follow this link for my video guide to searching for creative commons photos using a third party website (compfight).
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Credits
1) World Bank Photo Collection: Young women learn computer skills. creative commons license: cc-by-nc-nd.
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