Helpful Resources: Images, Video, Music, Sound Effects

Although images, clip art, and sounds may be free, they may be subject to citation and copyright requirements--be sure to check the individual site for citation and copyright requirements!

Digital Public Library of America - images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States

Images:

• Unsplash

• Pexels

• Picography

• Clip Art

• Flicker Commons

• FreeFoto

• Free Images

• Photos for Class

• Pics4Learning

• Life of Pix

History and Geography Images:

• American Memory Maps

• Library of Congress Photo Collections

• Maps Clip Art

Science and Health Images:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• NASA Images

• NASA Planetary Photo Journal

• National Health Museum

• U.S. National Library of Medicine

Music:

• CC Mixter

• Classic Cat

• Creative Commons - Searches SoundCloud, Jamendo, & CC Mixer

• Free Loops

• The Free Music Archive - Many free tracks & tunes but not all appropriate for classroom use.

• FreePlay Music

• iBeat

• Incompetech

• Jamendo

• Jewelbeat - Some are free, some are not

• Musopen

• Open Music Archive

• Public Domain 4 U has music available for download from before 1922 that is now in the public domain.

• Purple Planet

• SoundCloud

Stock Video Footage

• Pexels Videos

• Pixabay Videos

• Stock Footage for Free

• Videvo

Sound Effects:

• Absolute Sound Effects Archive

• Audience Sounds

• Find Sounds

• Free Sound

• FreeSFX

• Media CollegeFreesound

• MovieWavs

• My Sound FX

• Sound Bible

• SoundCli.ps

• Sounddogs

• SoundGator

• Sound Jay

• Soundsnap

• Soungle