B. "Sites to search for photos" page and add your favorite site and why. Be sure to note your name after your post.
i use google images for the most part. i do not store online, we have a hard drive at home for that purpose. i share thru facebook or send particular photos thru email.--jinnifer roach
I've not used a lot of different sites for searching for photos - mostly Google Images. I use Shutterfly for storing and sharing but I'd like to look into Flickr and Snapfish. Jen Sanders
I usually use Google Images or Flickr at school. I look forward to trying other sites that I learned about in this Module. Barb Scullin
At school, I usually use Google Images or when using Word, I search pictures and clip art from there. Now, that I have had the opportunity to look and explore the other sites like flickr and Pics 4 Learning, I can see that there is a lot more out there to choose from. But, also a lotI more to sort through! Pics 4 Learning seems easy to navigate. I also like the idea of storing my personal photos on the internet. I have viewed other peoples pictures on flickr , photobucket, snapfish, and Kodak Easyshare, but have not done this myself, other than to upload to Walgreens or WalMart to print photos. Lori Gulley
I have always used Google for images needed as well as clip art. To share and store my photos I use www.snapfish.com It is like Flickr in a way. I can order my prints on snapfish and compare the price of them being sent to my house or if I were to pick them up from Wallgreens. Sometimes there are discounts as well. My family or friends can see my pictures online if I add them to the group. I will continue to use snapfish. After looking at the sites listed, I found two that I will use in my class. Pics 4 Learning has the permission granted photos students can use in their career powerpoints and their cultural buffet display board. I also like FreeDigitalPhotos suggested by Amanda Prok. They have many food pictures my 6th grade students can use for their MyPyramid Presentations. It was easy to navigate through the website. Bridget Buchtel
I like both www.flikr.com and the Compfight site as explained by Wes Fryer in his slide presentation. The Pics4Learning site was also helpful, but it seemed there were a limited number of pictures under some of the headings. I did enjoy their lesson plans. Val Royed
I usually use Google Images but discovering Creative Commons has really opened up a whole new world without the worry of copyright infringement. You have to be specific about what you're looking for. If I put in scientists photos, I got a lot of "mad scientists" sketches and a rock band called We Are Scientists. But if I type in a specific scientist's name or type of scientist (geologist, astonaut, etc.) the picture selection was great.Creative CommonsJoyce Gruss
I found Pics 4 Learning the easiest to navigate for me as far as locating pictures to enhance my second grade lessons. The beauty of this site is that you can search by topic, 100 most popular, lesson plans, or even contribute. I found a Lesson Plan titled: "Flag Fractions". It shows a flag and it is broken into thirds. This would be a great way to introduce fractions to our second graders. Deborah Greaves
I really tend to use Google Images and Clip Art. Those are the sites that seem to be quick and easy for me. I always seem to find what I need on those sites. I plan to spend time exploring flickr, picasa and many more that were already mentioned on here. I feel like there are so many sites out there that I never even heard of before. I am glad that so many people are sharing all these great resources. Laura French
I have usually used Google Images to search for photos in the past mostly because it was quick, easy and what I knew. I didn't have too much luck with Creative Commons on my first attempt, yet I found Flickr to be interesting and rather professional. I am going to look up some other sites listed here thanks to all of you! Sheryl Medvetz
Right now I will continue to explore Creative Commons for images to use with my lessons. I will try to adhere to copyright rules but the images I find on most royalty free sites don’t provide the images I need. The images I want are from museums. That is where I search most of the time. I have tried to purchase CD’s with artist’s work but I usually end up sending them back. They say they are PC/Mac compatible but they do not work on OSX. I wish the curriculum publishers would get up to speed. I can still get on the Internet to unblocked sites for images with the students but I prefer to have slideshows prepared ahead of time. I might knowingly still break the rules for the sake of education. I’m sorry. Kathy Jadud
I have always used google images, but now I am much more interested in Flickr and Picasa. As mentioned, the photos seem to be a better quality then what you find on google images. David Kushlak
I have used Picasa for several years now to find and share pictures with my family. It is very similiar to flickr where you just search what you are looking for and it gives you several pictures. I have to admit though that a lot of the time I just google what I am looking for and find pictures that way. I have checked out pics 4 learing and think I will like it very much. I have to play a little more with it though. Carrie Rump
flickr is one of my most recent favorites primarily because it is linked to the bookr site where students can choose pictures to add to a digital story book then add their own text. These books can then be published in many different ways. I have also taken a liking to the Pics 4 learning site. The pictures are easily organized and I liked the additional lesson plans as well--Robin Marken
1. **Pics 4 Learning** photos organized by topics - for education use Sue Ann Miller
was one of my favorites because it had the pictures I was looking for. Alot of the sites are great but very time consuming to find what you want. Before today I have only used clip art I do like the photos better and I can even use the ones I take. I want the students to be able to find photos for projects at school, so hopefully this is usable at school. Barb Thomas
Looking at both Flickr and Google Images (thanks Chuck and Scott) provided me with hundreds of images of Barcelona and Madrid. I liked Google, but found the colors and pictures on Flickr so much more vibrant and unique. I will definately use these this fall when talking about my trip the the geobee kids- so exciting! Plus, I'm even more excited about my upcoming Spain trip! Jane Darrow
s an image search engine that I learned about in Wesley Fryer's presentation about copyright for educators. Compfight allows you to search Flickr for Creative Commons licensed images that you can use in documents and digital presentations. Compfight gives you the choice of searching by keyword or by Flickr tag word. -From FreeTechnology4Teachers site. Applications for Education Compfight could be a great resource for students to find images that they can use in their digital presentations. If you do have your students use Compfight to find images, remember to turn on the safe search option. Sue Ann Miller
When it comes to finding images/photos I search using Google Images. It is my favorite because I am a Google fan and creature of habit. Google Images works for me. Scott Barber
Yahoo has Images and Video options at the top of the home screen. I like this feature to distinguish between searching photographs and videos. Shirley Shaver
I love using Flickr to find photographs. You can find great images of almost anything you need a photo of, and many of the images are CC licensed. The site also
allows you to view collections of related photos in slideshows, which is a neat feature. Unfortunately, Flickr is blocked from school (at least it was last time I tried), but it is a great site. - Chuck Spittal
schools of long ago
I actually hadn't used any of the above-mentioned sites until today. After viewing Compfight, Flickr, Google Images and Yahoo I can say that I found something useful in each site. I especially enjoyed finding photos of schools long ago from Flickr, Google Images and Yahoo to add to my delicious site. These photos will be used in our reading theme of Schools Long Ago. -Diane Goulis
One of the places I will go is to FreeDigitalPhotos I will often provide this link on Edline so that students have access to this site for any of their classes. I also frequent Google Images, Flickr, and Yahoo for both images and video. At times I am able to access videos from school from the Yahoo Videos page - YIPPEE! - amanda prok
I don't have a particular site that I go. I found Freefoto.com It has pictues on a wide range of topics. Like most sites, they are listed by category to help find what you need. John McDonnell
I use google images. It works for me because it's simplistic. I use it for school, and for personal use when I want album artwork. Pat Caine Grade 6 Lang. Arts. These other sites look interesting, though. I'll try them.
I really don't have a particular site that I use for photos. I load some of my own on Facebook to share with family and friends. I did a google search for free photos and came across some interesting sites, Some have already been posted.
http://edupics.com/ was the site I found. The site provides free educational photos, coloring pages, crafts and pictures. They are placed in categories that are frequently used in a primary classroom...Jamie Palcisko-Second Grade
I've always used Google Images because it's convenient and easy. However, I've seen students frequently pull from Photobucket. I've began to use Flickr a lot for personal use and am finding some great photos that could also be used in the classroom. Christi Hoffman
At school I have used google to search for pictures to use for various projects. It was fast and easy--right up my alley--and easy for the kids to use independently. On a personal level I use Picasa to store, edit and share pictures with family and friends. I am very interested in exploring all these other sites that have been mentioned. Again a very user friendly site with lots of options and editing tricks.
Tim Carpenter- Intervention Specialist
I usually use Google Images or Flickr when searching for images. When sharing my photos I have used Kodak Gallery since 2003. I now have 125 albums and over 10,000 photos stored and shared there. I am going to try using Creative Commons . Lori Sveda
I also use Googgle Images for most of my classroom use when searching for images. When using any of my personal photos to show I use Snapfish which I have used for that last couple of years to store and backup my own photos. Ryan Johnson
I also use Google Imagesfor many projects in my classroom. However, in searching Flickr I was able to find many great images for a variety of projects I have students complete in the computer classes. Sheri Williams
My students use Photo Bucket quite a bit when they want to share photos (such as Key Club events and activities). I use Google images quite a bit because it is easy to use and I haven't had that many specific needs that couldn't be met by Google. I plan on investigating Creative Commons and Flickr more to be able to utilize them--I am sure they will provide many more images from which to choose. Toni Knotek
Up until this module I had only used Google Images for my photo searches (or used my pics from my various trips). After reading what many people have written I am starting to use Picasa. I still need to play around with Flickr and Creative Commons more to see what I can use for my classes. Terri Martin
I have always used Google images to find photos for projects and lessons. I think I will check out Pics 4 Learning and Flickr this year though. I have used Shutterfly to share personal photos with family, but I have not really gotten too much into it to see all of its capabilities. Heidi Demaline
Sites to search for Classroom Photos
B. "Sites to search for photos" page and add your favorite site and why. Be sure to note your name after your post.
i use google images for the most part. i do not store online, we have a hard drive at home for that purpose. i share thru facebook or send particular photos thru email.--jinnifer roach
I've not used a lot of different sites for searching for photos - mostly Google Images. I use Shutterfly for storing and sharing but I'd like to look into Flickr and Snapfish. Jen Sanders
I usually use Google Images or Flickr at school. I look forward to trying other sites that I learned about in this Module. Barb Scullin
At school, I usually use Google Images or when using Word, I search pictures and clip art from there. Now, that I have had the opportunity to look and explore the other sites like flickr and Pics 4 Learning, I can see that there is a lot more out there to choose from. But, also a lotI more to sort through! Pics 4 Learning seems easy to navigate. I also like the idea of storing my personal photos on the internet. I have viewed other peoples pictures on flickr , photobucket, snapfish, and Kodak Easyshare, but have not done this myself, other than to upload to Walgreens or WalMart to print photos. Lori Gulley
I have always used Google for images needed as well as clip art. To share and store my photos I use www.snapfish.com It is like Flickr in a way. I can order my prints on snapfish and compare the price of them being sent to my house or if I were to pick them up from Wallgreens. Sometimes there are discounts as well. My family or friends can see my pictures online if I add them to the group. I will continue to use snapfish. After looking at the sites listed, I found two that I will use in my class. Pics 4 Learning has the permission granted photos students can use in their career powerpoints and their cultural buffet display board. I also like FreeDigitalPhotos suggested by Amanda Prok. They have many food pictures my 6th grade students can use for their MyPyramid Presentations. It was easy to navigate through the website. Bridget Buchtel
I like both www.flikr.com and the Compfight site as explained by Wes Fryer in his slide presentation. The Pics4Learning site was also helpful, but it seemed there were a limited number of pictures under some of the headings. I did enjoy their lesson plans. Val Royed
I usually use Google Images but discovering Creative Commons has really opened up a whole new world without the worry of copyright infringement. You have to be specific about what you're looking for. If I put in scientists photos, I got a lot of "mad scientists" sketches and a rock band called We Are Scientists. But if I type in a specific scientist's name or type of scientist (geologist, astonaut, etc.) the picture selection was great.Creative Commons Joyce Gruss
I found Pics 4 Learning the easiest to navigate for me as far as locating pictures to enhance my second grade lessons. The beauty of this site is that you can search by topic, 100 most popular, lesson plans, or even contribute. I found a Lesson Plan titled: "Flag Fractions". It shows a flag and it is broken into thirds. This would be a great way to introduce fractions to our second graders.
Deborah Greaves
I really tend to use Google Images and Clip Art. Those are the sites that seem to be quick and easy for me. I always seem to find what I need on those sites. I plan to spend time exploring flickr, picasa and many more that were already mentioned on here. I feel like there are so many sites out there that I never even heard of before. I am glad that so many people are sharing all these great resources. Laura French
I have usually used Google Images to search for photos in the past mostly because it was quick, easy and what I knew. I didn't have too much luck with Creative Commons on my first attempt, yet I found Flickr to be interesting and rather professional. I am going to look up some other sites listed here thanks to all of you! Sheryl Medvetz
Right now I will continue to explore Creative Commons for images to use with my lessons. I will try to adhere to copyright rules but the images I find on most royalty free sites don’t provide the images I need. The images I want are from museums. That is where I search most of the time. I have tried to purchase CD’s with artist’s work but I usually end up sending them back. They say they are PC/Mac compatible but they do not work on OSX. I wish the curriculum publishers would get up to speed. I can still get on the Internet to unblocked sites for images with the students but I prefer to have slideshows prepared ahead of time. I might knowingly still break the rules for the sake of education. I’m sorry. Kathy Jadud
I have always used google images, but now I am much more interested in Flickr and Picasa. As mentioned, the photos seem to be a better quality then what you find on google images. David Kushlak
I have used Picasa for several years now to find and share pictures with my family. It is very similiar to flickr where you just search what you are looking for and it gives you several pictures. I have to admit though that a lot of the time I just google what I am looking for and find pictures that way. I have checked out pics 4 learing and think I will like it very much. I have to play a little more with it though. Carrie Rump
flickr is one of my most recent favorites primarily because it is linked to the bookr site where students can choose pictures to add to a digital story book then add their own text. These books can then be published in many different ways. I have also taken a liking to the Pics 4 learning site. The pictures are easily organized and I liked the additional lesson plans as well--Robin Marken
1. **Pics 4 Learning** photos organized by topics - for education use Sue Ann Miller
2. **Compfight - Creative Commons Image Search** -
was one of my favorites because it had the pictures I was looking for. Alot of the sites are great but very time consuming to find what you want. Before today I have only used clip art I do like the photos better and I can even use the ones I take. I want the students to be able to find photos for projects at school, so hopefully this is usable at school. Barb Thomas
Looking at both Flickr and Google Images (thanks Chuck and Scott) provided me with hundreds of images of Barcelona and Madrid. I liked Google, but found the colors and pictures on Flickr so much more vibrant and unique. I will definately use these this fall when talking about my trip the the geobee kids- so exciting! Plus, I'm even more excited about my upcoming Spain trip! Jane Darrow
s an image search engine that I learned about in Wesley Fryer's presentation about copyright for educators. Compfight allows you to search Flickr for Creative Commons licensed images that you can use in documents and digital presentations. Compfight gives you the choice of searching by keyword or by Flickr tag word. -From FreeTechnology4Teachers site.
Applications for Education
Compfight could be a great resource for students to find images that they can use in their digital presentations. If you do have your students use Compfight to find images, remember to turn on the safe search option. Sue Ann Miller
When it comes to finding images/photos I search using Google Images. It is my favorite because I am a Google fan and creature of habit. Google Images works for me. Scott Barber
Yahoo has Images and Video options at the top of the home screen. I like this feature to distinguish between searching photographs and videos. Shirley Shaver
I love using Flickr to find photographs. You can find great images of almost anything you need a photo of, and many of the images are CC licensed. The site also
allows you to view collections of related photos in slideshows, which is a neat feature. Unfortunately, Flickr is blocked from school (at least it was last time I tried), but it is a great site. - Chuck Spittal
schools of long ago
I actually hadn't used any of the above-mentioned sites until today. After viewing Compfight, Flickr, Google Images and Yahoo I can say that I found something useful in each site. I especially enjoyed finding photos of schools long ago from Flickr, Google Images and Yahoo to add to my delicious site. These photos will be used in our reading theme of Schools Long Ago. -Diane Goulis
One of the places I will go is to FreeDigitalPhotos I will often provide this link on Edline so that students have access to this site for any of their classes. I also frequent Google Images, Flickr, and Yahoo for both images and video. At times I am able to access videos from school from the Yahoo Videos page - YIPPEE! - amanda prok
I don't have a particular site that I go. I found Freefoto.com It has pictues on a wide range of topics. Like most sites, they are listed by category to help find what you need. John McDonnell
I use google images. It works for me because it's simplistic. I use it for school, and for personal use when I want album artwork. Pat Caine Grade 6 Lang. Arts. These other sites look interesting, though. I'll try them.
I really don't have a particular site that I use for photos. I load some of my own on Facebook to share with family and friends. I did a google search for free photos and came across some interesting sites, Some have already been posted.
http://edupics.com/ was the site I found. The site provides free educational photos, coloring pages, crafts and pictures. They are placed in categories that are frequently used in a primary classroom...Jamie Palcisko-Second Grade
I've always used Google Images because it's convenient and easy. However, I've seen students frequently pull from Photobucket. I've began to use Flickr a lot for personal use and am finding some great photos that could also be used in the classroom. Christi Hoffman
At school I have used google to search for pictures to use for various projects. It was fast and easy--right up my alley--and easy for the kids to use independently. On a personal level I use Picasa to store, edit and share pictures with family and friends. I am very interested in exploring all these other sites that have been mentioned. Again a very user friendly site with lots of options and editing tricks.
Tim Carpenter- Intervention Specialist
I usually use Google Images or Flickr when searching for images. When sharing my photos I have used Kodak Gallery since 2003. I now have 125 albums and over 10,000 photos stored and shared there. I am going to try using Creative Commons . Lori Sveda
I also use Googgle Images for most of my classroom use when searching for images. When using any of my personal photos to show I use Snapfish which I have used for that last couple of years to store and backup my own photos. Ryan Johnson
I also use Google Imagesfor many projects in my classroom. However, in searching Flickr I was able to find many great images for a variety of projects I have students complete in the computer classes. Sheri Williams
My students use Photo Bucket quite a bit when they want to share photos (such as Key Club events and activities). I use Google images quite a bit because it is easy to use and I haven't had that many specific needs that couldn't be met by Google. I plan on investigating Creative Commons and Flickr more to be able to utilize them--I am sure they will provide many more images from which to choose. Toni Knotek
Up until this module I had only used Google Images for my photo searches (or used my pics from my various trips). After reading what many people have written I am starting to use Picasa. I still need to play around with Flickr and Creative Commons more to see what I can use for my classes. Terri Martin
I have always used Google images to find photos for projects and lessons. I think I will check out Pics 4 Learning and Flickr this year though. I have used Shutterfly to share personal photos with family, but I have not really gotten too much into it to see all of its capabilities. Heidi Demaline