Open Images
There is a plethora of openly available images in various disciplines. You have them at your fingertips if you know where to look. SBCTC (developer of Open Washington) has identified the places that provide quality open images and we’ve broken them down to help you choose those that best fit your needs.
1. Go to Open Washington . Under Find OER, you will see four media categories. Images is the second on the list.
2. Click Images and you will see sites that provide open images.
3. Choose Flickr from the list. Again, you will be shown a features page.
4. Go to Flickr. Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license.You can browse or search through content under each type of open license.
5. If you search by keyword, click Any license. Notice Flickr has organized their collection based on the types of CC licenses. Select one of the licenses. Again, we will learn about the CC Licenses in Week 5.
6. Check the license information located right below the image. If it says “Some Rights Reserved,” it means it is Creative Commons licensed and is safe to use. Click the link and identify the license for this image.
7. To download the image, click the More Actions icon that resembles an arrow pointing down.
8. You will see a list of different size options and a View all sizes option. Click on the size you want and the image will begin to download automatically. Alternately, you can click on View all sizes, select a size you want and click Download.
Flickr is an excellent tool to find CC licensed images, but try other repositories listed as well. You may find another repository that serves your needs better.
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Original content from "How to Use Open Educational Resources (OER)" by Boyoung Chae and Christie Fierro,SBCTC is licensed under CC BY 4.0