Images

= Images - Finding, Resizing, Compressing =

There are many times that we want to use images in instruction and class activities and other times that we want our students to use images for presentations. There are also a couple of tasks that you may have to do to be able to add in images to the different tools listed here.

This section will walk you through the basics of finding, downloading, and some basic editing / formatting tasks.

__**The picture: Where do you get one?**__

 * //If you don't have a digital camera and images on hand to use, you may want to get a picture from the web. Many times we find a picture by doing a Google image search, seeing a picture we like, and right-clicking on the picture and choosing to "Save Image As".//**


 * //But do we really have permission to do this? Being respectful of image ownership and copyright is important for both educators and students. We should only be using images for which permission to use the image is given. You want to find pictures which are licensed under a Creative Commons license. Read the permissions - Can you edit the picture? Can you use the picture for non-commercial (educational) purposes? Do you need to acknowledge the copyright holder (attribution required)?//**


 * //To do this, a popular source is www.flickr.com. With a free account, you can even gather pictures that you like into "galleries" to share with others.//**


 * //(Go HERE for more sources of royalty free images)//**


 * __Basic Steps for searching for a creative commons picture and downloading it from Flickr:__**

Maybe, you need a picture of a cow. Here's how you can do this.

Go to www.flickr.com

Log in (optional)

Click on the SEARCH button without typing anything in the search box. This will take you to a different search bar with the option to choose the Advanced Search to access the more options.





Click on "Advanced Search" under Full text.

On the Advanced Search screen, type "cow" in the search for text box.

Note: You can see the other options - review these in case you have use for them in other searches.

Scroll down and click next to "Only search within **Creative Commons**-licensed content"

Click on the Search button.

You will now see the image results. You can change the view on the top right hand size.

Review the results - click on the picture to view it on its own page.



Towards the bottom on the right, you will see the license for the picture. Click to see the full details. The picture I have chosen is free to share with attribution but non-commercial and no derivatives. That is okay for my use so I can go ahead to download the picture. Another way to view the restrictions is to click on Share this above the picture and the licensing details are listed at the bottom of this drop down menu.

As a courtesy, if you have joined Flickr, you can add a comment or message the owner of the picture to let them know how you will use the picture.

From the license information, use the back browser button to return to the picture.

To download the picture, first click on the magnifying glass between Newer and Older on the top right of the picture.This shows you the picture in a slideshow view on a black background. Now click on the "View all sizes" in the top right.

Pick the size of picture that you want to download in the line "Sizes" and then click on "Download the ___ size of this photo". NOTE: I alway check the name of the photo owner and add this to the name of the file when I save it. Because I want to be able to attribute the photo back to the owner, this keeps the name and photo together.

Save the file where you will be able to find it again. You now have a photo that you are able to use on your blog, wiki, PowerPoint or in many other ways.

__**What if I need a picture of a certain size? Resizing a photo.**__
Often when you want to add a photo, there will a note about the maximum size that is allowed. It might say something like Max. size 150X150 pixels.

Do you know what the size of the photo is that you plan to add?

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A step by step guide for doing this with Microsoft Picture Manager is at

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An online tool for easy resizing is http://www.picresize.com/

**__What if I want to send a photo (or group of photos) by email? Compressing a photo.__**
Maybe the email can't be sent or isn't received because of a large file size.

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