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Copyright free graphic files from the Internet may be saved and used in many different programs including PowerPoint, Word, Excel and on web pages.   It is a good idea to document the copyright status of the graphic by printing a copy of the page where the graphic is found, as well as, the page that indicates that the graphic is free to use. 

To create a folder to store graphic files: 

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Double click > My Computer

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Double click > H drive  or APPS D

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Select > File (OR right click) > New >Folder

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Right click > New Folder, Select Rename

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Rename the folder Graphics

To Download and save the file to your computer:

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Locate the graphic to be saved, right click on it

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From the "Pop-up" menu, click > "Save Image As" or "Save Picture As"  

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Type in a descriptive name for the graphic to be saved 

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Choose the "Graphics" folder on your "H" drive or APPS D

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Click Save

bulletThis page contains links to outside sources.  The Lee's Summit R-7 School District is not responsible for any content housed/published on those sites.
The following sites are either copyright free or permission has been granted for use by R-7 Lee's Summit School District staff.  If the graphics are used on a web page, the LSR7 Web Page Guidelines  must be followed including the print documentation requirement.  Teachers are ultimately responsible for copyright compliance.
Aviary Free photo editing
Backgrounds Archive Free backgrounds; great for PowerPoint

MS Paint

 Two step-by-step tutorials to learn how to use Microsoft Paint
MultiColor Search Lab Chose up to 10 colors and this engine searches Flickr Creative Common images  by the inclusion of the colors chosen
PicMarkr Add a watermark to your photos

Borders, Backgrounds, and Buttons 

All Free Backgrounds Hundreds of free background tiles to chose from  
Background City Textured, embossed, pattern backgrounds and more
Note:  A link back to this site is required.
Bellsnwhistles Graphics, dividers, symbols, and more; scroll down the page
Cool Text An online graphics generator for web pages 
Flaming Text  Headings, buttons, bullets, etc. with step-by-step instructions
3-D Text Maker Make 3-D Text
ARG! Cartoon Animation Over 2,500 free, original, animated GIFs including a dancing cartoon alphabet  and dancing words
Clipart ETC 35,000 pieces of free clipart and growing every month
DK Clip Art Photographs to support class and homework activities
Educational Clipart Clipart organized by subjects from Teacher.com 
Free Clipart Clip art created by a professional artist for any non-profit use
Free Fever Copyright free clipart
Graphic Maps Free clipart includes continents, flags, globes, outline maps, USA and world images
Kitty Roach's Graphics and Sounds Original, animated graphics and sounds
Microsoft Office Many graphics; searchable database
Northumberland Clipart Graphics created by teachers
#1 Free Clip Art Categorized clipart
WP Clipart Public domain clipart
AICT Art Images for College Teaching provides free-use educational resources of historical photos
AMG Media Works Royalty free photos to use as long as credit is given to the photographer: Ernest von Rosen, www.amgmedia.com
American Memory Collections An extensive collection of historic photographs, maps, motion pictures, manuscripts, etc.
Aviary Free, simple, and basic photo editing
Behold CC Search access to high quality images that are openly available online
Big Huge Labs Be creative with the images you already have by using templates at Big Huge Labs
Calisphere Historical images collections for educators
Cepholinia Photo 1013 Royalty free photos of animals, nature and countries
CompFight Search tool for finding Creative Commons images in Google and Flicker that can be used in the classroom
Creative Commons Search engine for finding Creative Commons images from a variety of resources
Digital History Original works for which copyright permission has expired, works reprinted with permission or works that are fair use protection of the copyright laws
EduPic Free photographs and graphic for educators
EdTechTeacher An extensive list of Internet sources containing public domain images
5-14 Curriculum Illustrations and photographs that are free for any kind of educational use
Flickr Images with Creative Common license
Flickr Storm Image search of collections photographs with a similar theme
FreeFoto Many free photographs arranged by subject
FreePixels Many free photographs arranged by subject
Free Public Domain Images Free images include photographs of historical events and people as well as advice for safely using images and content on the web
Image After Free photo collection
Kitzu Free, educational, copyright-friendly media resources
LIFE Photo Archive Millions of photographs from the 1750s to today.  Most were never published and are now available through the joint work of LIFE and Google.  Photos are free to print and use for not-for-profit organizations.
MorgueFile Provides the public and creative community with free, high resolution photo materials
NASA Graphics Space and flight images
National Archives Exhibits Hall Historical photographs and documents
National Image Library A collection of free photographs maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service Contains natural resource and conservation related photos from across the USA
NOAA Photo Library Free photos in the public domain with more than 20,000 photographs of weather events, animals, coastlines, the Antarctic, and more
Open Photo A collection of photographs for free noncommercial use
PD Photo Large collection of public domain photos, unless something is clearly marked as being copyrighted
Photo Laboratory Awesome collection of colorful photographs; requires a free registration
Photo Pin Find Creative Commons images on Flickr
Photos in the News National Geographic photographs of current events for classroom use
Pics4Learning Large collection of thematic digital images
U.S. Government Graphics and Photos This site functions as a portal to other government sites offering images with most items in the collection in the public domain
Wikipedia Commons Database of images with easy to read copyright use

3-Dimensional Images 

Note:  3D glasses are needed to view the 3-dimensional effect

How to Make 3D Glasses Make 3D glasses to use with 3D images
3D Anaglyph Photos 3D images as well as instructions for creating 3D photos in Photoshop
3D Bug Gallery Get up close to a variety of bugs in 3D
3D Images of Nature 3-dimensional nature photos include amphibians, birds, geology, plants and more
3D Images of Japan Variety of 3-dimensional photos taken in Japan
3D Image Library Over 20,000 three-dimensional images including places around the world, animals, science and sports
3D Journal Gallery 3-dimensional photos including places throughout the world
3D Photographs from the Past View color or black and white historical photographs
BigNoseBird Coordinating web page sets
Cartoon Cottage A variety of web page graphics
Clipart by Lisa Original web page sets; Note:  A link back to the site is required.
Creating Online Easy to use online tools and resources
ELATED Image Kits Images you can download for free to build a website
Free Graphics Free custom made buttons, bullets, dividers and other quality graphics
School Icons Web Graphics  Backgrounds, buttons, sets; Note:  A link back to the site is required.
 

The following links are to image searches and resources. Each site and image should be checked for copyright compliance. 
Teachers are ultimately responsible for copyright compliance. 

Google Image Search A comprehensive image search 
Dogpile Image Search A comprehensive image search
Picsearch A comprehensive image search
Yahoo Image Search A comprehensive image  and video search

 

 

 

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