Monday, January 5, 2015

Alternatives to Google Image Search

Here are a few good websites that are more "kid-friendly." I liked the chart format. Enjoy!

Public Domain or Creative Commons?
Media types
Registration Required.
Caution for classrooms.
Pixabay
Public Domain
Image
Optional.
Sponsored images from ShutterStock may confuse some students.
Morgue File
Both
Image
Optional.
*Mix of Public Domain and Creative Commons images. *Students must check licensing on each image.
The Public Domain Review
Public Domain
Image, Audio, Video
Optional.
Search options aren’t refined.
Wikimedia Commons
Both
Image, Audio, Video
Optional.
*Search can be confusing.
*Mix of Public Domain and Creative Commons images. *Students must check licensing on each image.
Library of Congress
Public Domain
Image, Audio, Video
No.
Search can be confusing.
NPS Digital Image
Archive
Public Domain
Image, Video
No.
Search can be confusing.
Flickr - The Commons

Public Domain
Image
No.
Students can easily end up on Flickr.com instead of The Commons.


Alternatives to Google Image Search - Richard Byrne - FreeTech4Teachers.com

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