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Teaching Students About Digital Citizenship: Can I Use That Picture?

When using Creative Commons images and other media, it is extremely important to cite them correctly. Check out this great infographic guide to using Creative Commons for information about what it is, how to use it, and how to properly attribute Creative Commons-licensed materials.

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Websites that Allow Legal Access to Images, Music, & Sounds

Images
Music & Sounds

Library of Congress American Memory
Find materials from the Library of Congress and other institutions that chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that shape America. Includes free and open access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music documenting the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity.
National Galleries of Art
Browse, share, and download digital images from the National Gallery of Art collections. NGA contains more than 43,000 open access digital images.Up to 3000 pixels each are available free of charge for download and use.

Beatpick

Public Domain 4U
Historical music recordings available for educational purposes.
Musopen
Browse music by composer, performer, instrument, period or form. Includes recordings, sheet music, and textbooks for free, without copyright restrictions.

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