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9 Sites Where You Can Download Stock Photos for Free The rise of Pinterest and Instagram has prompted a more visual approach to online marketing. I should know because clients are now asking for photos to accompany their Facebook updates and to upload branded images into Pinterest. While I am all for using photos, I find it a bit challenging two reasons. The first reason being that not all clients have a library of photos to choose from. Most start with no library at all and it might take a while for the client to send me photos. The second reason is that they don’t have a budget for buying stock photos. Free Photos Bank – Download photos without registration. Before you download… Please read the terms of agreement for each site. A Bonus Resource If you’re not picky about the quality of the image you use in your blog post or status update, try doing an advance search for “free to use, share or modify, even commercially” photos in Google Images. Do you know of other sites where you can download stock photos for free? Did you enjoy this post?
Teacher Tap: Public Domain, Copyright Free, Open Source, and Student Use Images and Media This page provides links to some of the better copyright-free and public domain resources. The advice on this page is not a legal opinion. The ideas are intended for educators and librarians who wish to locate quality, copyright-friendly materials for educational, noncommercial, and nonprofit projects. NOTE: Not all of these resources are copyright free, but most allow student to use and cite the projects in their assignments. Copryight-Free Photo Archives - 27,000 images from NASA, NOAA, and FWS DHD Multimedia Gallery (Selection of images, sounds, etc.) Free Foto Free Images - 2500 stock photos (most free, some members only) Free Stock Photos Imagesafter (Hi-res images, photos, & textures) MorgueFile (Some are free for students to use in projects, but not copyright-free) Issues
19 Kick-Butt Tools for ELearning Everyone likes nifty tips, tricks, and tools – so how about 19 of them! Here in the United States, Monday is memorial day, so if you’re celebrating, perhaps right before your afternoon food-coma you can take a look at these incredibly useful tools that you may find of use when you’re working on your next elearning project. Many of them are free! Some of them you may have heard of before, but sometimes a reminder never hurts: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Free Photos - Free Images | Stockvault.net - Free Stock Photos Online image editor pixlr free - fix photos direct in your browser Pixlr for all your online ai image editing needs. Whether you’re up for classic desktop style photo editing or prefer something more modern, we’ve got you covered. Both Pixlr X and E are AI-powered online photo editors that let you unleash your creativity in one click to achieve professional photo edits more intuitively than ever. Remove backgrounds with the bg remover or create a transparent image for your design with a tap. It’s all about making design smarter, faster and easier for you with our next level AI-photo editing features. Design and do so much more with the World’s #1 Cloud-based Photo Editor now.Online Photoshop by Pixlr - Free Photo Editing Tools Now there’s more reasons to use Pixlr for all your online image editing needs.
Making Digital Artifacts Work: Part 1 | Innovate Ignite Inspire This is the first post in a series about making digital artifacts of student learning work for you as a teacher. In this series we will discuss the types of digital artifacts we collect, how we manage them, and what to do with all of those great pieces of evidence of student learning. What is a digital artifact? Digital artifacts can be photos, notes, student projects, blog posts, Tweets and just about anything that students create using digital tools. They comprise a mixture of student created and teacher documented artifacts of learning over the course of the year. Digital artifacts are great supplements, in some cases replacements, to traditional artifacts that we collect in the classroom because they add elements that we wouldn’t have otherwise been able to capture. Instead of attempting to confer with every kid we can capture their voices and thinking through the use of technology tools. How do I begin collecting digital artifacts? Like this: Like Loading...
The Forgetting Curve and its implications for training delivery Our memory and power of recall detriorates rapidly if we do not reinforce what we have learnt. Garry Platt looks at the implications for training design and delivery. In 1895 Herman Ebbinghaus published some fascinating research which many people in the training community diligently ignore or are simply unfamiliar with. In his book Memory: A Contribution to Experimental Psychology, Herman Ebbinghaus presented the findings of a study he conducted into memory and recall, from this work has stemmed the term The Forgetting Curve. This work despite being more than 100 years old is still pertinent today and is complimented by current research (J. It is important to understand that today we recognise different forms of memory and indeed many variants of the nature of that memory. Ebbinghaus discovered that even with this simple task memory failed at an alarming rate. This graph or ones similar often appear in books and websites but do not always reflect Ebbinghaus’s actual results.
21 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped (Part 8) This is the latest edition of our most popular feature, in which we demonstrate that the truth is stranger than Photoshop. Here are more photos that will make every poster in the comment section scream "FAKE!" but are absolutely real. In case you missed the previous episodes, here's Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, the gritty reboot that doesn't acknowledge the previous editions, Part 6 and Part 7. And now ... #21. Via Buzzhunt.co.uk This looks like a bank of escalators seconds before they were buried under a lava flow, but it's actually one of about a hundred decorated subway stations under Stockholm, Sweden, where the natural bedrock ceiling has been painted. If nothing else, it has to make it a hell of a lot easier to figure out if you're at the right stop. Via Wikimedia Commons"Hmmm ... this has less magma than I remember." #20. Via Forbes Yes, that's a satellite photo, and yes, there really is a gigantic set of connecting canals spelling "HAMAD" in Abu Dhabi. #19. Via Making Of
Digital Compass....A Brand New Way To Teach Digital Literacy and Citizenship To Our Kids! Our friends at Common Sense Media have done it again! They have brought us something wonderful to use with our young people in grades 6th through 9th. It is called Digital Compass and it is an animated, choose-your-own-adventure online, educational game that lets our students explore digital literacy and citizenship situations in a meaningful and engaging way. As you can see from the picture above, Digital Compass has used characters to illustrate several different digital dilemma's such as.... Cyberbullying and Digital Drama, Self-Image and Identity, Internet Safety & Privacy, Creative Credit & Copyright, Relationships & Communication, and more. I have used a lot of the amazing Common Sense Digital Literacy and Citizenship Classroom Curriculum when teaching the K-12 students, teachers, and parents at Van Meter. One of my favorite tools is Digital Passport, which I used with students in grades 3 to 5. On the Digital Compass page, there is a fantastic Educator Guide...
Top 10 Instructional Designer Skills All jobs require a certain set of talents and skills, whether natural or acquired. But what skills does an instructional designer need in order to be successful and stand out? Check out the following comprehensive list and bear in mind that it can be expanded depending on the course, its scope and the audience. Possess interdisciplinary knowledge, cross-cultural competency, as well as commitment and passion for learning and technology.Have a background in education, a critical attitude, and clear learning objectives.Conduct thorough research, boast good analytical skills and the ability to synthesize information from various sources.Effectively communicate both visually and verbally, be a good listener and create measurable objectives, based on the audience’s needs. Instructional designer skills set overview If we take a closer look at the list above, we will realize that it all comes down to: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation (aka ADDIE model).
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