Creative Commons is not a new concept, and many people have been aware of its existence for some time, as well as the need to credit the work of generous people who offer to share their creations with us. It’s also great when something comes along that makes it a little easier for media creators to cite the work of the original author.
While talking to my brilliant colleagues Jac Calder and Peter Skillen recently, I learned about an online tool to make citations within Flickr, a fabulous source for images, even easier!
This beta site was developed by John Johnston and it allows you to choose a flickr image and, with the click of your mouse, have the citation of the original owner placed on the image which you can then use in presentations or other media that you are creating. I usually teach students how to use an online photo editor for this purpose, but this removes a step and makes things a bit easier for students, without removing the understanding and diligence involved with acknowledging the original author of the work.
We’ll have to get this added to the OSAPAC resource about Digital Citizenship — it would be a great addition to the resources section under Creation and Credit!
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A useful post for many! I love Creative Commons licensing – but it is always a challenge to get some folks to manage the attribution appropriately. For those who are really computer literate, it’s not such a tough task – but it requires a little juggling around to manage the images and get the text attribution on them!
So, in fairness, I have to confess – as you know – that it was the brilliant Jaclyn who shared this cool site with me! I trust that other tools will emerge that will serve more than just Flickr images!
Thx Brenda!
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