This time of year just seems to lend itself to assigning (digital) posters, reports, and slide presentations. Photos greatly impact the effectiveness of these types of projects! Public Domain - no Attribution needed! The Problem: Most students will search Google Images for their photos. They see a beautiful array of images, many which are copyrighted . A part of their CCHS education is learning the responsible use of other's intellectual property. To see for yourself how many of the photos are copyrighted, search for an image using Google>Images . The default view is "all photos". Now click Tools , and new menu options appear above the photos displayed. Select a more prohibitive license under Usage rights , and see how your search results are altered.) The Solution: Use websites that have curated photos where the license type is either public domain or a version of the Creative Commons Licenses now available. (more about those later
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