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Chemical Elements Websites

·  ASHS Digital Storytelling Wiki ( http://ahsdigitalbooktalks.wikispaces.com/ ) o  Lots of links to image galleries, sample booktalks, and an internet hotlist.
 * DIGITAL STORYTELLING LINKS AND RESOURCES **
 * About Digital Storytelling: **

· // Creative Commons // ([]) o  Information on creative commons licensing, including different kinds of licenses and an extensive collection of links to CC multimedia resources on the web (some inactive).

é // Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling // ([]) o  Includes cross-curricular examples, educational goals & objectives, media resources, software tutorials, and more!

· // New Tools Workshop // (http://newtoolsworkshop.wikispaces.com/Digital+storytelling) o  The digital storytelling page of Joyce Valenza’s New Tools Workshop wiki. TONS of links! (The rest of the wiki has tons of info. on other Web 2.0 tools and issues too!)

· // ccMixter // ([]) o  A collection of CC-licensed music for use in remixes, podcasts, and multimedia presentations. Search or browse by tags. Appropriateness of some music might be questionable for students.
 * Audio: **

· // freesound // ([]) o  A library of CC-licensed sounds for free use with attribution. Search or browse by tags. Requires free registration.

· // Incompetech // ([]) o  Contains instrumental music by Kevin MacLeod for free use with attribution.

· // Jamendo // ([]) o  A huge collection of CC-licensed music. Browse albums, artists, and tags, or search. With such a large library of music, some may be questionable for students; might make a better resource for teachers.

<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· // Opsound // ([]) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  Another collection of browsable, searchable CC-licensed music. Again, some may be questionable for students; might make a better teacher resource.

** Mixed Multimedia: ** <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· // Internet Archive // ([]) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  A “digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form,” the Internet Archive contains, among other things, video & audio available for download. Most of the content is either in the public domain or shared under a Creative Commons license, though some may require permissions. Probably too unwieldy for students, and may require some sifting from teachers, but a good resource. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· // Digital History // ([]) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  An index of sites, categorized by historical period, containing photos that are used with permission, for which the copyright has expired, or that are considered safe under fair use. (The rest of the site is a great history resource too!)
 * Images: **

<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· // flickrCC // ([]) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  This site allows you to search photo-sharing site flickr for images that have been uploaded under a Creative Commons license. Includes attribution information. __Most images tend to be appropriate, but__ __depending on the search terms, some may not be; as a result, it might be best as a teacher resource.__

<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· // FreeFoto //  ([]) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  Photos available for free use, with attribution to the site. Searchable, categorized, and with crediting information. Contains ads.

<span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; msobidifontfamily: 'Wingdings 2'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Wingdings 2'; msolist: Ignore;">é // Morguefile // ([])

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  Photos available for free use. In most cases, attribution is suggested but not required; crediting information is provided for each photo. Search or browse by keyword or category.

<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· // NOAA Photo Library // ([]) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  A library of science and nature photos from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. Most images are in the public domain, and crediting information is provided. Photos are categorized into collections and the site is searchable.

<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· // Open Clip Art Library // ([]) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  User-contributed clip art images that are part of the public domain and can be freely used. Search or browse by image tags. Search function can be troublesome.

<span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; msobidifontfamily: 'Wingdings 2'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Wingdings 2'; msolist: Ignore;">é // Pics4Learning // ([]) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  A “copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students.” Search or browse by topic. Contains crediting information, including a copy-and-paste bibliography entry.

<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· // Public Domain Image // ([]) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  A library of images “explicitly placed in the public domain” and free to use. Search or browse by category; includes crediting information. Not as user-friendly as some of the other resources listed here.

<span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; msobidifontfamily: 'Wingdings 2'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Wingdings 2'; msolist: Ignore;">é // Picnik // ([]) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  A cool (and free!) photo editing service that allows you to adjust and add effects to your photos. Some features & effects are limited to premium account members.
 * Image Editing: **

<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· // Image Chef // ([]) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  A gallery of free and customizable images. Insert your own text into a variety of image templates, add picture frames to your own photos, and more. A select number of images may be inappropriate for students, so this might be best as a teacher resource.