Online Resources
Online Resources Available Include:
Copyright Free Images Free Sound Effects Free Downloadable Music Free Downloadable Video Databases
(Please scroll down to view the above catagories.)
Databases:
Please note: These online resources are available 24 hours a day. Visit the BHS Media Center for usernames and passwords.
Many of these databases are provided to our school through an agreement with Heartland AEA.
ENCYCLOPEDIA
EBOOKS
EBooks with unlimited and simultaneous access. Nonfiction and Fiction
Download audio book titles. Public library card necessary for home download to your MP3 Player or home computer.
Copyright-Free Images:
Please note: In order to abide by Copyright Laws, if you plan to share your project with the public or upload to the internet, you should use media labeled for reuse or have permission for the use of it. The websites below offer a way to locate these types of images. (You still need to give credit to these sources by including near the media, the first item that appears in the Works Cited entry that corresponds with the image citation. This might be author name, article name, website name, film name, etc.) Use www.easybib.com for help with the Works Cited entry.
APimages : This database has been purchased for your use
Britannica Online : Great for information as well as images
Iowa AEA Online : World's largest royalty-free clip-art site
Collections Search Center: Smithsonian – historical/artifact images
Pics4Learning: Pics4Learning is a free image library for education
PD Photo: Royalty free, public domain, stock photos
Edupic Graphical Resource: Free photos and graphics for education
Imagebase: Free stock photographs
Photos8: Free Stock Photos/blog
You can search Google images for images with Creative Commons licenses. Go to Advanced Search in Google images and select "Only images labeled for reuse." It's under Usage rights towards the bottom of the screen.
This website has some images with a Creative Commons license. The license will specify what you can and cannot do with the image. Many of them just ask that you give them credit.
A site with many more copyright-free websites listed...
Free Sound Effects:
Free Downloadable Music:
Free Downloadable Video: