DS4OERS/Image resource/Find image for teaching resource

In this section, you will look for one or more open images to include in a printable teaching resource you'll create for use in your classroom. This is the first step in the OER process, that is, to find open resources.

Stimulus resources

The image thumbnails below provide examples of resources that were created using openly licensed images found on the Internet and adapted in LibreOffice Writer to produce printable PDFs for use in a classroom (click on the download links to see the worksheets).

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  Worksheet on Photosynthesis.
  Download PDF version (466KB)

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  Activity to label the human heart.
  Download PDF version (44KB)

Activity: Find image(s) for a printable teaching resource

1. Think of a lesson you will be teaching in the near future, or your favourite teaching topic where you can use a printable teaching resource, for example a:
   • worksheet
   • group classroom activity
   • homework activity
   • photo essay activity, where an image is used as a starting point for the student, etc.
2. Think of photographs or images that would enhance your printable resource, and identify potential search terms
3. Find one or two openly licensed images for your resource. There are a number of options to source images, including:
   • Flickr (Using site filters for Creative Commons images)
   • CC Search (Using site filters for Creative Commons images)
   • General internet search, applying licence filters (refer back to the OER process for more information on using internet search engines)
   • Wikimedia Commons (All images are dedicated to the public domain, CC-BY, or CC-BY-SA).
   • stocksnap.io (Images on this site are dedicated to the public domain using Creative Commons CC0. with the exception of the "starred" sponsored images. Always check that the image has a "CC0" before downloading).
4. Don't forget to keep notes on the source, URLs etc you will need for attributing the images using TASL. You can use the following table in a LibreOffice writer document:
   
   

   Author	Full name of copyright holder goes here
   Author link	URL of Author's home page on flickr goes here
   Source link	Short Flickr URL for direct link to image goes here
   CC licence	CC licence type and version goes here
   Licence link	Link to the CC licence deed goes here

   
   
5. Download and save the images you have chosen for your project

Before you start work on producing your print resource using LibreOffice writer, we will provide a few tips on common mistakes to avoid.