Share Your Learning

• With Shades Valley…• With your family and community…

• With the world!

Project 181181 days of learning. 181 days of connecting.

181 days of sharing.

Clipart by: Phillip MartinPresentation created by Carla Crews, Shades Valley Librarian 2012

Project 181

• www.svteam9.com• Mrs. Jordan, Project 181 founder & manager

Clipart by: Phillip Martin

How to Share Your Learning

• Type your “share” in the body of an emailoriginal work only ≈ 250 words

• Photo must be included as an attachment

• Photo credit must be included

Photos & Images

• You may NOT use images, photos, artwork, etc. that are copyright protected and/or owned by an individual or corporation

• You can use images that are in the public domain or carry a Creative Commons license.

Copyright Protection• Items with copyright protection may not be

copied or used without permission (images, photos, artwork, films, music, books, etc.)

• only the owner has the right to copy• Must request permission from the creator or

copyright holder to use the image• An item can be protected by copyright even if

it doesn’t have the © symbol

Want to be a copyright expert? www.copyright.gov

Creative Commons

• Legal copyright licenses for creators who are willing to share their works with others, but with some restrictions or requirements

• Allow items to be shared and re-used according to the creator’s guidelines

• Permission does not have to be requested since the creator establishes guidelines up front

The Six Core Creative Commons Licenses

http://creativecommons.org/licenses

Public Domain

• Images, photos, books, artwork, etc. in public domain are not under copyright protection

• You do not have to ask permission to use public domain items

• Public domain is not an actual place • How does an image get in public domain?– Author/creator declares it – Copyright expires (ex: Shakespeare’s plays)

Photo Credit

• Many Creative Commons licenses request attribution as part of the user agreement

• To attribute means ____________________• It is always a good idea to cite your source– Public domain works– CC works

• “Photo courtesy of ______________” or“Photo credit: __________________”

Image Sources

• Easiest way to know you have permission to use an image:

Take your own

photo!

Photo by: B. Wright

Image Sources

• Google Images ADVANCED SEARCH for images that are

“free to use or share”

• Flickr Must look for and read CC licenses on the

image you want to use

Recommended Image Sources

• www.PDphoto.org• www.photos-public-domain.com• www.ReusableArt.com• www.phillipmartin.info/clipart/homepage/htm

• All these recommended sites require or request attribution statements!

Saving an Image

• Save your photo or image to the computer– Right click on image– “Save Image as”– Tell computer where to save image (desktop, jump

drive, picture folder, you pick)– You must remember WHERE you saved the image

Attaching an Image to Email

• Click on the attachment feature in your email– Either a button with a paperclip on it or the words

“Attach a file” under the subject line– Find the location where you saved the image– Double click on the image (or click once and then “insert” or

“open”)

– You should see the file name attached to the email.

– Put your photo credit statement in the body of the email

Before You Hit Send!

• Before sending your email to Mrs. Jordan, check the following:Photo attached1st thing in email: photo credit statementNext: Your learning “share”Spell check & proof read your shareYour name and contact information

• Now, you may send the email to:

svhsteam9@gmail.com

Thanks for Sharing!• With Shades Valley…

• With your family and community…• With the world!

Learn. Connect. Share.