"Unwearing their masks to the last notes of summer"Photo Attribution:
By: Peter Shanks
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Before this weeks lesson with my students, I would have told them to use a search engine such as yahoo or google to find certain images they were looking for. In order to give the author credit for their image, I would tell them to cite the website. Since I have always used google when searching for images, I have learned that any picture can come up, so it is important to tell my students beforehand about this.
After this lesson, I would tell my students to use either Flickr or creative commons. I feel like these images are more reliable, and are more appropriate as well, at least for younger children. For my picture above, I used FlickrCC. I searched for "fall leaves" because I was planning a lesson to teach my students about the changes in colors of leaves during this season. With this image, I also found that the author created a poem about it, so I could also incorporate this aspect of literacy into a language arts lesson. After students search for an image that they are most interested in, I would ask them to create a poem about the picture they found. I would also stress to my students about the importance of citing their images. Since all of the information is on the page, it should not be difficult to find for my young learners. I believe that students should understand that in order for them to use the images they found, it must contain a license that shoes the attritubution of the picture that the author provides. I've learned that Flickr is the best way to search for the best, most professional and reliable images, so students should be sure to give the author credit.
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