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WOOHOO!!!! Been waiting for this one! TinEye a reverse image search engine. You can submit an image to TinEye to find out where it came from, how it is being used, if modified versions of the image exist, or to find higher resolution versions.

Thinking Guides are tools or frameworks for thinking through an issue and considering different aspects or perspectives. They can help to develop thinking skills. Below are some useful ones that you are free to use, change and share.

Combine sharing pictures and narration and what do you get? Slidestory! Slidestory is a new, exciting and FREE way to make presentations and share them on the Internet

You may use the image in digital format on websites, multimedia presentations, broadcast film and video, cell phones. In printed promotional materials, magazines, newspapers, books, brochures, flyers, CD/DVD covers, etc.

Behold is a search engine for high-quality Flickr images. It aims to find queries based on what is inside the images - at the pixel level. It offers a completely new way to search for images, using techniques of computer vision. Allows for cc searching.

You can legally use a huge number of images available on the web. Here are a few to get you started.

Digital images from the national arhives. Search, select, and create your own poster or movie right on the site.

If your district has an account, this website allows you to search for 'editable' media. This means that you can use images (or even a frame from a video) and edit the image to suit your needs. Simply click on 'Advanced Search' under the 'Search' box, select 'Images' from the drop-down menu next to 'Media Type', and make certain that you have a check in front of 'Include only Editable Titles'.

SymbolWorld is a website created by Widgit Software, dedicated to people who use symbols. It has material for all ages and includes personal contributions, stories and learning materials. eLive is an on-line magazine within SymbolWorld especially for older readers.

If you're looking for pictures for your learning materials, courseware or presentations, why not browse Training Reference's free to use collection of original images. The galleries below contain over 170 photographs, covering a wide range of subjects. The images are on average around 80k each, so they shouldn't take to long to download.

The Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) project at Tufts is focused on creating flexible tools for managing and integrating digital resources in support of teaching, learning and research. VUE provides a flexible visual environment for structuring, presenting, and sharing digital information.

The Day in Photos - A compilation of the best photographs of the past 24 hours. Camera Works editors select the 10 to 12 most compelling photos each day from the hundreds of images shot by The Washington Post, Camera WorksÕ worldwide network of free-lance contributors, as well as photo agencies and newswires, including Reuters, Agence France Press and the Associated Press. News Gallery Archives - An archived listing of photo galleries by news section/channel: Politics, Arts & Living, Nation, World, Metro, Business, Sports, Travel and Education. CC NOTE: Bear in mind that the Washington Post does not own the copyright to everything that appears in the newspaper. Washington Post owned material will carry the byline "Washington Post Staff." For hardcopy reprints, e-prints, plaques and posters, PARS International Corp. will clear rights on your behalf. For all other uses, please contact the section of the paper where the material appeared for the author, artist, illustrator or photographer's contact information. The Washington Post Main Number is (202) 334-6000.

Individuals may use these images for their personal use if they note the source: © Copyright 2007 [name of photographer], FreeLargePhotos.com. If you use them on a web site, link to this site.

Photo laboratory photl.com is the owner and distributor of the largest collection of exclusive free photos (Free Stock Photo Images) of high resolution for commercial purposes. All the photo images are subject to extended license on usage (Extended Royalty Free). They are absolutely free and are intended to be used in commercial activity.

continuing on from brainstorming...

"If the world were a village of 100 people, how would the composition be? This set of 20 posters is built on statistics about the spread of population around the world under various classifications. The numbers are turned into graphics to give another sense a touch - Look, this is the world we are living in."

You are dealt five random photos for each draw, and your task is to select one each time to add to a selection of images, that taken together as a final set of 5 images- tell a story in pictures. When you are done, you the option to add a title and explanation, then you can save the story so you can put a link in your resume or send to your Mom (she pay print it out and tape it to the fridge, or she may criticize your creativity, your mileage and mom may vary). Plus we offer the ability to tweet your story!

NOTE!!!! "You are only authorised to view the pages of this Site. Unless otherwise agreed with the respective copyright owners, you may not duplicate, publish, modify or otherwise distribute the material on this Site." Good to generate ideas, BUT NOT to be used

Visual Literacy is a 21st century skill and one that K-16 students and teachers need to become fluent in. This group is focused on bringing together resources to support Visual Literacy in K-16 education.