Embedded Files
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Below are some suggestions for places to look for photos, sounds, video clips, etc. that you could use in a school project.
Below are some suggestions for places to look for photos, sounds, video clips, etc. that you could use in a school project.
Audio
Audio
Sounds and music you can use in a video or presentation
Note that "free" means no charge to download, but that doesn't mean copyright free. At the very least you will need to cite where you got these clips (same as citing a written source of info in an essay) if you are sharing your creation with your teacher/class; if you are going to post your creation anywhere public then you must ensure you do have the right to use publicly, or use and remix if applicable, the clips you download here as well (as give the proper attribution to the original artist).
Free Music Archive - download free music clips; no account required to download a file, but you can create an account if you to do more. Free Music Archive FAQ for students and educators - great explanation of Creative Commons licenses versus copyright and how to cite files taken from this site and used in a school project. Free Music Archive FAQ - more detailed FAQ
MusOpen - royalty-free music for download in audio and sheet format (you do need to create a free account first); good particularly for classical and instrumental music)
SoundBible.com - royalty free page offers sound clips you know you have permission to use as long as you give an attribution/citation
Soundgator - download free sound effects (dog barking, doorbell ringing, etc.); you do have to sign up for a free account first
dig.ccmixter
Need an easy and quick way to record an audio track?
Try Voice Record Pro, a free iOS app that you can download to your mobile device (and you can send files directly to your Google Drive account).
For android users, try Titanium Recorder
Alternatively, if you want to work right in your Drive, a Google Drive Add-on you could try is Cloud Audio Recorder.
Other options: Audacity is on the school computers and Garage Band can be put on school iPads. Audacity is free and can be downloaded onto your personal computer or you could try using the web-based version of Twisted Wave.
Images
Images
Need a great image for your blog or website? If you understand how to "embed" a image, then you can search the 35 million professional photos and illustrations at Getty Images and embed images, like this owl, below, for free (as long as your site is non-commercial, of course). If you want to download an image to use in any other way, then you will have to pay for it. Help can be found here.
Search engines and Portals you can use to find free photos:
Search engines and Portals you can use to find free photos:
A great place to start your search for photos is Photos For Class: Do a keyword search, choose a photo, download it and use it however you want. The attribution info (where it came from) is automatically included at the bottom of the photo.
Other suggestions:
There are many sites which offer copyright free or copyright friendly images, but make sure that you check the copyright status of each image before you copy it. Also, be aware that some of these sites also offer photos that you must pay for as well as free photos, so buyer beware!
Creative Commons search - search here for creative commons licenced images from multiple sites
EveryStockPhoto - millions of free photos you can download or embed directly (no cost to using them, but you still must check the license info provided for each photo and be sure to give the proper attribution in your creation )
Flickr creative commons - use the advanced search and choose to search only for photos that are licensed under Creative Commons
Images Canada - collection of photos of Canadian events, people, places and things, which can be used in educational, non-commerical projects
Library of Congress Digital Collections - digitized version of images, video, books, etc.held in the United States national library collection, many of which can be downloaded. This is a huge collection but it is a bit challenging to search.
MorgueFile. Some items require payment, but there are also copyright free materials available. Also, check out MorgueFile Classroom - learn the basics (and some advanced stuff too) about cameras, photo composition, and more
Moving Image Archive - part if the Internet Archive - search more than a million downloadable film clips and images
National Gallery of Art (Washington, D. C.) - search, browse, share or download over 35,000 images, from a painting by Renoir to a drawing of an early American bicycle
Nature Clip: Free Stock Footage - download video clips of animals, clouds, storms, sunsets, etc.to mix into your own creations - all CC licensed so you just need to give attribution to the creator
Open Clip Art - for clip art that is completely free to download or embed
PhotosforWork: Like PhotosforClass (above) but with more work related photos.
PhotoPin - seaches for Creative Common licensed photos (avoid the ones at the top of your results page that say "sponsered" as they are from Shutterstock and you have to create an account to download them)
Pics4Learning.com - specifically designed for use by students
Pixabay - easy search for lots of copyright free images
Skuawk - copyright free, public domain photos
The Noun Project - downloadable icons; great for creating infographics; have to create a free account (there is a paid pro version as well)
The Public Domain Review - good place to find older images, films, books, audio and essays that are now in the public domain (copyright no longer applies)
Unsplash - copyright free, public domain images
Wikimedia - (also good for finding sounds!)
Wylio - find images, resize them and attach the attribution info you need to display them online. Use your Google account to sign in for five images a month free.
Video
Video
AP Archive (Associated Press Archive) on YouTube which is a searchable collection of more than 1.7 million news and entertainment film and video clips covering international topics going back all the way to 1895
Free Video Footage - you need to create a free account, but then you can download video clips
Videvo - you need to create a free account, but then you can search for creative commons licensed clips and download them. Videvo is sponsored by Shutterstock so be aware that some clips do require payment, so don't use any clip that has a Shutterstock watermark on it and you will be ok.
Did you know that you can search for Creative Commons licensed videos on YouTube? This means that the creators have given you the right to use, and in some cases even alter, their videos as part of your own creations, as long as you give them credit. And did you know that as a video creator, you have the right to determine what others can or can't do with your video?
Multimedia Sites (photos, videos, documents, etc.)
Multimedia Sites (photos, videos, documents, etc.)
The Digital Public Library of America: The DPLA portal allows you to search hundreds of American library and museum collections for digital objects such as images, sound and video files, texts, etc. all from one search environment. This is a great place to start your search for primary sources about any American topic from baseball to the Civil Rights Movement!
OurOntario.ca: Find digital photos, maps, videos, podcasts, and documents about Ontario people, places, events, history and culture. Search OurOntario.ca
More great sources of video, audio, images, etc. .
Academic Earth - over 1,500 lectures on a wide variety of subjects from professors at prestigious American Universities such as Harvard and Yale - watch for free; create a favourites list; some are also available to download
Commoncraft - provides short, easy to understand videos explaining a variety of topics (for example: RSS in plain English, Web Searching in Plain English, Twitter in plain English, Cloud Computing in plain English, and more)
The Digital Librarian - audio, video, mulitmedia page - portal site which lists many relevant links
EUscreen - Discover Europe's television heritage. EUscreen offers free online access to videos, stills, texts and audio from European broadcasters and audiovisual archives. Explore selected content from early 1900s until today. Filter by language, country, topic, date and more.
Film Archives Online - non-fiction European films (documentaries, educational, news, travelogues etc.) mostly from the early part of the 20th century.
FORA.tv - source for "intelligent video programs on the people, issues, and ideas changing the world"; presentations, speeches and interviews covering any number of current topics; some offerred for free, but there is also a paid subscription "premium" collection as well
Internet Archive - moving images - an archive of thousands of film clips, news broadcasts, documentaries, concerts, etc. that have been posted on the web sometime in the past (some, but not all, are downloadable). NOTE: you will NOT find current copyright protected movies here!
History by the Minute - radio and film clips about important Canadian people and events
iTunesU - over 350,000 educational videos, lectures
Library of Congress Digital Resources - videos, music, images, etc. from the U.S. National Library - focus on American topics
MIT Highlights for Schools - open course ware materials from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) selected for senior high school students going on to university who are looking for videos and other materials to review key scientific and technological concepts (student page)
National Juke Box - from the U.S. Library of Congress - over 10,000 historical recordings (from 1901 to 1925) you can stream (not download) for free; great to use in a history project for example - find a song and add a link to your slide show!
Research Channel on YouTube - lectures from researchers and academics on a variety of topics
SnagFilms - documentaries - watch online or embed on a webpage - NOTE: not all of the films are available for viewing in Canada
YouTube Edu - lectures and presentations on a variety of educational topics
Internet Archive - audio - an archive of thousands of digital audio flies (speeches, radio broadcasts, readings, concerts, original music) that have been posted on the web sometime in the past (some, but not all, are downloadable) (NOTE: you will NOT find current copyright protected music here!
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