Creative Commons, Free and Royalty Free Resources

Creative Commons allows use of material, including posting on the Internet, with a variety of permission types. Images, sound and other material may be used without any permission, some permission, or direct permission from the creator.

Creative Commons is different from copyrighted material which may not be used on the Internet without permission.

Creative Commons guidelines for use: ALWAYS check the Creative Commons license posted on all material for the type of credit you must give. There are 6 different types of licenses. Follow the guidelines for using each type appropriately.

Confused? View this slide show that explains everything you need to know about Creative Commons. http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Sharing_Creative_Works

Practice ethical use of technology. Always cite your source!

Links for Creative Commons, Free and Royalty Free sites for Images, Audio and Sound Effects

Image sites:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page wikimedia pages feature images with creative commons licensing from folks worldwide

http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ images with creative commons licensing from folks worldwide

http://www.flickr.com/search/commons/ Flickr search with partner sites including the Smithsonian, Library of Congress and more

http://openphoto.net/ free stock images

http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml photos from the US Government available in the public domain, many of which may be used for free

http://search.creativecommons.org/ search here for images and audio

Audio sites:

http://www.soundzabound.com/index.php free MP3 music for educational use

http://www.archive.org/details/opensource_audio Internet Archive of audio

http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/ resource for royalty free music

http://www.opsound.org/pool/genre/ music resource, this genre page makes it easy to search for appropriate audio

http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/PIRsfx.shtml free and royalty free sound effects

Westward Expansion- Mr. Marr

Online Subscription Databases:
ABC-CLIO American History
SIRS Government Reporter
WebFeet
WorldBook Encyclopedia Online

Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
http://www.eliwhitney.org/museum/eli-whitney/cotton-gin

Samuel Slater from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/slater_hi.html

Francis Cabot Lowell from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/lowell_hi.html

Elias Howe from the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul09.html

Henry Clay’s American System from the U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Speeches_ClayAmericanSystem.htm
American Currency and Early Banking
http://www.frbsf.org/currency/expansion/index.html

Trailblazers including Fur Traders, Astorians and more
http://www.trailblazers101.com/ship1.htm

Mountain men and Fur trappers
http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/hubs/mountain_men_trapers_fur_traders/mountain_men_trapers_fur_traders.html

Mountain Men Pathfinders to the West with Maps
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/HNS/Mtmen/home.html

Davy Crockett from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/alamo/peopleevents/p_crockett.html

Daniel Boone from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/ppet/daniel_boone/page1.asp?secid=31

New Perspectives on the West: PBS collection of biographies, maps and events
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/index.htm

The Pony Express from the National Park System
http://www.nps.gov/poex/

The Oregon Trail from Idaho State University
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Allabout.html

Historic Sites along the Oregon Trail
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Sites.html

Trail of Tears from the National Park Service
Information and interactive map
http://www.nps.gov/trte/historyculture/stories.htm
Library of Congress, Indian Land Cessions
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwss-ilc.html

Indian Removal Act from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2959.html

Indian Territory 1834 from the Oklahoma Historical Society
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/I/IN018.html

Manifest Destiny from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/md_introduction.html

Robert Fulton, Steam Boat
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/fulton_hi.html

Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor, Partnership with National Park Service
http://www.eriecanalway.org/learn_history-culture.htm

Erie Canal History from the NY State Canal
http://www.nyscanals.gov/cculture/history/index.html

Telegraph, Samuel Morse from the Smithsonian Institute
http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/r819.htm

Steam Locomotives, Peter Cooper from the National Inventors Hall of Fame
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/258.html

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

The links listed below provide appropriate images for school curriculum related topics at the time of this posting. However, due to the everchanging nature of Internet content, search results are constantly changing. Please report any inappropriate image results.

Click the comment link to add any sites that you find useful for images and they will be included on the list below.

Famous People:
The Smithsonian Institute's National Portrait Gallery
http://www.npg.si.edu/

General Use:
Alltheweb (select the pictures tab)
http://alltheweb.com/

Ask (direct link to image tab)
http://www.ask.com/?o=0&l=dir

DK e-Encyclopedia image library allows you to search by keyword or subject
http://www.dke-encyc.com/

Ditto a visual index recommended by Kathy Schrock to help you find pictures for educational use
http://ditto.com/

Clusty (direct link to image tab)
http://images.clusty.com/

Metacrawler searches Yahoo, Google, MSN Search and Ask; select Images
http://www.metacrawler.com/

Smithsonian Images: Digital Photography, Printed Pictures, Historical Images and more. Browse by category.
http://smithsonianimages.si.edu/siphoto/siphoto.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=home

New York Public Library Digital Collection
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Searching for appropriate images on the Internet can be a very time consuming task. Try these tips for searching success:

• Refine your search with carefully selected search terms that are directly related to your topic.
• Copy and paste your search terms and try them in a variety of searches on a number of sites.
• Some search engines have a special tab for image searches. Click the tab to limit your results and increase your success!
• Remember to check the online subscription databases for photos, pictures, cartoons and line-drawings.
• Click on the MESMS Links link to the right. I have posted a number of sites that provide images.
• If you need help, just ask!

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SmartBoard Links

Today we will be traveling to Cancun, London and Paris! Use the links below to discover interesting facts, travel info and photos.

Online Subscription Database: CultureGrams
http://onlineedition.culturegrams.com/
Username and password required.

World Book Encyclopedia
http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb
Username and password required.

Destination Information
http://www.fodors.com/

http://www.frommers.com/

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

http://www.tripadvisor.com/

Flight, Hotel and Car Rental Information

http://www.expedia.com/default.asp

http://travelocity.com/

http://www.kayak.com/

Photos

http://www.alltheweb.com/

http://www.yahoo.com

http://flickr.com/

Mr. DiPasquale World War II Resource List

Online Subscription Databases

ABC CLIO American History
http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com/

ABC CLIO World History
http://www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com/

NOVEL-InfoTrac
http://find.galegroup.com/menu/commonmenu.do?userGroupName=nysl_me_mildrest
Search World War II in the Gale Reference Library

World Book Encyclopedia Online
http://www.worldbookonline.com/


Internet Resources: Primary Source Documents, World War II

Yale Law School, The Avalon Project
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/wwii.asp

The Library of Congress
American Memory Collection
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/index.html

The Smithsonian Institution
http://www.si.edu/

The University of Oklahoma College of Law
http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/

The National Security Archive
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm

Rosie and Women in World War II from the Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/126_rosi.html

About.com
List of links for Women and World War II
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/warwwii/a/overview.htm

National Women's History Museum
http://www.nwhm.org/Partners/exhibitentrance.html

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum- Check the Learning Site for Students, topics include Nazi Rule, Jews in Prewar Germany, The Final Solution, Nazi Camp System, Rescue and Resistance
http://ushmm.org

Holocaust History Project- an archive of documents, photos, recordings and essays
http://www.holocaust-history.org

ThinkQuest: The Holocaust a Tragic Legacy- This is an award winning website created by students that features a timeline, survivor stories, links and more information
http://library.thinkquest.org Search for the site by the title as listed above.

Remember.org This site features a “cybrary” sharing art, photos, poems and factual information. Witnesses- Survivor interviews, letters and information relating to victims, liberators, resistance, rescuers, perpetrators and bystanders.
http://remember.org

American Revolution Mr. Marr

Online Subscription Databases:

ABC American History
http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Home/Default.aspx

WebFeet
http://www.webfeetguides.com/wfonline/rhf.html

World Book Encyclopedia
http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb

Internet Resources:

Colonial timeline from the Smithsonian Institution
http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmah/timeline.htm

The Library of Congress American Memory Collection: search revolutionary war
http://memory.loc.gov

Primary Source Documents from the Yale Avalon Project: Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/statech.asp

Thinkquest page: A Journey Towards Freedom
Primary Source Documents http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/docs.shtml
People http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/bios.shtml
Battles http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/battles.shtml

Liberty! PBS resources
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/resources_libertylinks.html

History.com overview
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=697&display_order=1&sub_display_order=2&mini_id=1075

How Stuff Works History of the American Revolution
http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/revolutionary-war-history.htm

Ancient History, Grade 6, Mrs. DelMoro

Ancient History: Greece and Rome Student Resource List
Mrs. DelMoro

Online Subscription Databases:
World Book Online http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home
WebFeet http://www.webfeetguides.com/wfonline/rhf.html
EBSCO go to KidsSearch http://search.ebscohost.com/

General Ancient History Resources

General information on Greed and Rome
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/greecerome/index.html

Odyssey Online explores Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and sub-Saharan African cultures through museum artifacts, puzzles, games, and artifacts.
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/index.html

NOVA Online/Secrets of Lost Empires
How did ancient architects and engineers design and construct Egyptian obelisks and Roman Baths?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/

Museum of Unnatural Mystery
Time Traveler Tours, in association with the Museum of Unnatural Mystery, invites you to embark on the ultimate luxury vacation through space and time, and take a virtual tour of the Seven Wonders of the World.
http://www.unmuseum.org/wonders.htm

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Take a virtual tour with CNN Destinations.
http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9705/seven.wonders/
Ancient Greece
Topics, such as Art and Architecture, Mythology, Wars, Culture and Society, Poetry, Olympics, History Periods, Philosophy, Playwrights, Kings and Rulers of Ancient Greece. http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Main_Page/
The Ancient Greek World Muesum from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Land and time, Daily life, Religion and death, Economy and money http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index.html
A special exhibit of the Persus Digital Library http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
PBS site The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/


Mythography
Explore mythology and art with information about the classic stories of heroes and gods...from the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, to the legends of the Celts
http://www.loggia.com/myth/myth.html

Odyssey Online from Emory University
Ancient Greek daily life, people, mythology, death and burial, and more.
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/welcome.html

Portland University site: Everything you wanted to know about Greece for middle school students
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/index.htm

Rome
Roman Gods
The Roman gods and goddesses, their attributes, symbols, and more.
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/roman/

Ancient Rome
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/index.htm

Ancient Rome its army, rites of passage, religion, geography, social structure and daily life.
http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/rome/eg_rome_menu1.html

Ancient Roman Food
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html

Daily Roman Life
http://www.uvm.edu/~classics/webresources/life/

Roma: History, civilization, monuments and legends
http://www.citrag.it/roma/eng_home.htm

Ancient Roman Topics from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/

Christian Catacombs of Rome
http://www.catacombe.roma.it/index.html

VRoma features a glimpse into daily life
Clothing: http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/clothing.html
http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/clothing2.html
Government: http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/romangvt.html

Roman Gladiators
http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/gladiatr/index.htm

Social Pecking Order of the Roman World from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/social_structure_01.shtml


Mrs. Baratta, Library Media Specialist, MESMS, 2009