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Citing an Image is Not Enough!

Citing an Image is Not Enough! | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
I am thrilled to see so many students creating blog posts and going BEYOND "writing" text made up letters, words, sentences and paragraphs. Being able to "read" and "write" in other media is part o...
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Yet there is still the issue that students are citing images without checking to see if they have the correct permissions to do so. Students (and teachers) need to be aware of copyright rules. Using resources like Flickr you will find many pictures but students need to learn how check to see if the image is under Creative Commons and accurately site the source.

Langwitch does an excellent job explaining a situtation that she experienced with her students and provides screenshots to help you understand what to look for. Teaching students how to cite resources is teaching our students media literacy.

Consider having your students create an image that they could put under Create Commons and have attibuted to them of others were to use it.

Nancy Jones's curator insight, November 3, 2013 3:52 PM

I don't know that I, myself, am as through as I could be about this. Thanks

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Free Technology for Teachers: Cite This For Me - A Reference List Generator

Free Technology for Teachers: Cite This For Me - A Reference List Generator | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"CiteThisForMe is a free generator tool designed to help students prepare their whole bibliography or reference list quickly and easily. It uses the Harvard referencing style, one of the most common referencing styles in academia."

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