Assessment Help: Finding & Using Creative Commons Material

How to find CC Images using Google Images: 

1. Type in your search term / keywords into the Google Images search bar.
2. Once the results are displayed, click on Tools (under the search bar, middle of the screen)
3. Click on the drop-down menu under Usage Rights.
4. Choose Creative Commons licenses.
5. Click on the image you want.
6. Click on the License details (below the image)

Image by Creative Commons under CC BY 4.0 licence

Search for CC images using these search tools:

Use CC licenced images wherever possible as they are free and easy to use. Listed below are CC licenced image repositories:​

When attributing a CC image you should:

• Credit the creator.
• Provide the title of the work.
• Provide the URL where the original work is hosted.
• Indicate the type of licence the work is under and provide the link to the licence.
• Keep intact any copyright notice associated with the work. 

OR another way to remember when attributing CC - licenced material is through this acronym:

TASL

Title - Provide the title of the image.
Author / Creator - Credit the creator or photographer with a link to their page (if applicable)
Source - If the resource was obtained online, hyperlink the title to the URL of the original source where the image is hosted.
Licence - Indicate the type of CC licence it is available under and hyperlink to the licence terms.

Below are the examples on how you can use the CC licence name:

In full for example Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic Licence
The abbreviated form for example CC BY 2.0
or the licence button 
       Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) image by creative commons

Blue Mountains, Australia by David Mapletoft. Flickr. Under CC BY 2.0 licence.

More freesia in the rain by John-Morgan. Flickr. Under CC BY 2.0 licence.