Better Images of AI
This nonprofit is collecting images that represent AI and technology while avoiding the typical metaphors and tropes. All images are Creative Commons licensed.
An Introduction to Copyright for L&D
Instructional designers often need to use images and resources from various sites, sometimes with little or no budget to buy images with clear licenses. If you have ever wondered if you can use a particular image or video in your course, check out this introduction to copyright and Creative Commons licenses by Heidi Kirby.
Sites with High Quality Photos You Can Use for Free | CSS-Tricks
Free photos. This list includes a number of sites I haven't seen elsewhere. Many of these just share a few photos each week, and you'd have to be pretty creative to use them for most corporate e-learning. This isn't just typical stock photos.
TheStocks.im
Search multiple free stock photo sites. Limited selection. Some images are licensed CC; check individual licenses.
53+ Free Image Sources For Your Blog and Social Media Posts
Free image sources. Some CC, some public domain, some other licenses. Some sites require registration.
Blank Cell Images - an album on Flickr
Cute idea for comics or scenarios--create scenes with lego people or other toys. These images are licensed CC-By-NC-SA. This photographer also has an album with some of the same images and talk boxes already added.
The Ultimate Directory Of Free Image Sources - The Edublogger
Extensive list of sources for free images, many of which are Creative Commons or public domain
Royalty Free Music: Incompetech
Music selections. All are available either as CC-By for free or a paid royalty free license where credit isn't required
SoundCloud - Creative Commons
Creative commons licensed audio tracks
NounProject
Black and white icons with ability to search. Some are public domain, some creative commons, so check the license for each one before downloading.
Design Comics :: Characters and Scenes for Storyboarding & Design
Free characters and office scenes that can be used for e-learning. Different expressions and poses for conversations. The license information is conflicting; it's labeled CC-public domain, but requests attribution so it should really be CC-By.
Icon Search Engine | Iconfinder
Hundreds of icon sets. Check licenses; some are Creative Commons, some are free for commercial use, some are personal use only
Sprixi - Free images to choose and use!
Visual search for public domain and Creative Commons images (only commercial friendly CC images are included)
KAVEWALL: STOCK PHOTOS
CC-By photos, mostly for textures. Lots of closeups of objects & nature (rock, fire, smoke, wood, glass, electric, etc.)
Free Music Archive
Over 10,000 free mp3s for download, all CC licensed
CogDogRoo - FindingPhotos
Tips for finding Creative Commons licensed images
7 things you should know about Creative Commons
Educause introduction to Creative Commons for educators
The WebFooted Booklady: It's A Wrap
Review of a high school Animoto project with details on some of the issues students had with account sign-ups, organizing files, and using non-CC-licensed images.
Purple Planet Music
Incidental music licensed CC-By
YouTube - A Shared Culture
Introduction to Creative Commons explaining how CC licenses benefit content creators who want to share their work with the world. Includes an overview of the differences between licenses.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Working Wikily: The fine lines between content and curriculum and self-directed learning and instruction ....
Beth Kanter on the process of developing curriculum collaboratively with a "swarm" of contributors on a wiki
1: Introduction to The Web Standards Curriculum
Learn web standards online. Self paced, individual learning--this includes a series of articles by various authors, plus individual practice exercises and reflection questions. Currently 21 articles; more to be published in the future. Looks like this could be a pretty substantial open educational resource, especially as they continue to build articles. CC-NC-SA
ZaidLearn: University Learning = OCW + OER = FREE!
Huge directory of links to free educational resources--open courseware, open educational resources, and general resources. Mostly higher ed.
AU Press - The Theory and Practice of Online Learning (second edition)
Terry Anderson has edited the second ed. of this book, available online under a CC-NC license. You can download the entire book or just individual chapters by specific authors.
The Connected Classroom: A Lesson on Reflection: MORE Copyright Confusion...
A teacher's reflections on using images from Flickr. Although she encouraged the use of Creative Commons images, the nature of the student work clearly fell under fair use. Even so, she got complaints from photographers about the fair use of their work. She wrote a really thoughtful response to the Flickr users and had a great discussion with her students about copyright.
Sharing Creative Works - CC Wiki
Slideshow introducing Creative Commons and discussing the differences between licenses
Find free images online - my list! « HeyJude
flickrCC
Search for Creative Commons images on Flickr and edit in Picnik right from the search
The Open Video Project
WorldImages