Removing an Image Background in Seconds
This is a great, easy tool for removing an image background in seconds. It’s super easy to use, with a quick tutorial once you upload an image.
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New Creative Commons Search Launched
The Creative Commons search site is now out of beta with over 300 million images. You and your students can find images for all your projects and presentations, and it’s… Read more »
Library of Congress National Screening Room
The National Screening Room is a digital collection available from the Library of Congress. You can access the movies for free no matter where you are in the world. They… Read more »
3 Excellent Sites for Free Images for School Use
Websites for Finding Free Images There are lots of websites for finding free images online. Here are three of my favourite for use with students, and in your own work…. Read more »
Free Museum Image Collections
You can find free images from a variety of museum image collections. These images are of high quality, and you and your students can use them in presentations and other… Read more »
Resources for Free Online Images
Model responsible use and teach students to use online images responsibly. Remind your students to make sure that they have permission before selecting and using an image that they find… Read more »
Now That’s Good Thinking
The Smithsonian Education Institute has partnered with FableVision Studios (by Peter Reynolds) to create a series of animated videos to help science teachers understand student thinking when learning science. The… Read more »
Comparing Picasa Web Albums and Google+ Photos
You search for Picasa web and click the first result, but instead of the interface that you’re used to, you see a new, unfamiliar page. What’s going on? Google has… Read more »
The Kids Should See This – 10 Ways to Use Video in the Classroom
The Kids Should See This is a site Rion Nakaya and her two children. Ms. Nakaya explains that she created the site to inspire inquiry and wonder. Visit the site… Read more »
Attributing Creative Commons Images
Whenever you find images for projects, blogs, presentations, etc., make sure that they are Creative Commons licensed. The Creative Commons license requires that you cite three things: the Creative Commons… Read more »