Finding Usable Images Poster
A poster created by the RÉCIT National Service for the Anglophone community highlighting various websites that students and teachers can use to find public domain and Creative Commons images. Some websites focus on vectors, icons and photographs.
The Noun Project
Icons available to use with attribution under the free licence, without attribution for paid programs.
For full details about licence: https://thenounproject.com/pricing/
Kaboompics
A search for free images covered by a kaboompics licence that can be used in some content creation projects.
Negative Space
A source for images covered by a CC0 licence that can be useful for content creation.
Public Domain Vectors
A search to find public domain vector images that you can use freely for content creation.
Pexels
A search engine to find free stock photos, royalty-free images & videos for your projects.
Unsplash
A search to find free photos to use in your creations covered by Unsplash user licence.
Pixabay
A search engine to find stock images that you can use in your creations.
Immerse
A reverse image search by text or other photos to find public domain photos to use in projects.
MediaSmarts: Digital Citizenship Tip Sheets
A collection of four tip sheets related to ethical citizenship and communicating respectfully online. Tip sheets are accompanied by videos.
Whose.Land: Platform link and Webinar
Whose.Land are you on? : Stimulating classroom learning and conversations around Truth and Reconciliation using the Whose.Land platform
A recorded webinar offered by the RÉCIT National Service for the Anglophone Community, RÉCIT Anglophone National Service for First Nations and Inuit (RÉCIT FNI) and TakingITGlobal.
The webinar explores how educators can use the Whose.Land platform, a web-based tool that uses GIS technology, to access information about land acknowledgements, treaties and land agreements, residential schools and more. It is one way to stimulate learning and conversations around Truth and Reconciliation in Quebec classrooms while activating Digital Competency. In this workshop, Michael Furdyk (Co-Founder and Director of Innovation at TakingITGlobal) and Anishinaabe educator Christine M’lot will discuss the creation of the platform and its features and functionalities. We will explore the accompanying lesson plans and professional learning tools, as well as how the site can be navigated by school staff and students in Quebec to incorporate Indigenous perspectives and honour the traditional lands on which we work, teach, and live.
RESOURCES
The Google slides and Jamboard for the event can be found in the YouTube video description.
Whose.Land Platform: https://www.whose.land/en/
TakingITGlobal: https://welcome.tigweb.org/en
Podcast: Accessible Pedagogy Is Not Just UDL
Podcast by Anne Gagne. She discusses accessible pedagogy and UDL. She has multiple podcast episodes which may be of interest and her website is a good example of an accessible website.
Digital Citizenship+ (Plus) Resource Platform (DCPR)
A collection of resources in a searchable database. The collection was designed and maintained by the Youth and Media team at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
They have lessons, graphic videos and more. They have resources in multiple languages but the main website interface is in English.
Center for Humane Technology
A website with news about the latest AI developments. They have podcasts, movies, and youth toolkits to explore the respectful use of technology and how technology is impacting human societies.
Escape Fake
A game to learn more about disinformation.
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Media Use Guidelines: Preschoolers: By Kids Health
Recommendations on how much and what forms of media pre-school age children can be exposed too.
Top Tips for Adopting Safe & Healthy Online Habits: National Online Safety
A PDF accessed March 23, 2023 on about online safety (Infographic)
What every parent should know: Secret Codes, Social Media and Sexting Acronyms: KSLA NEWS
A site with acynoms used in sexting and on social media.