Blue Valley Libraries: Presentation Tips & Tools: Visual Appeal

Finding PD- and CC-licensed images

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Google Image Search - Advanced
Use this to search for images that are in the public domain. To do this, scroll to the bottom and select from the Usage Rights drop down menu "free to use and share" or "Free to use, share and modify."
Cite image from the original source/website, not from Google!
Flickr: Creative Commons page
Flickr has a CC page; again, since you're creating not-for-profit, educational material, you can stick with the most general option (Attribution).
Images on Wikimedia
Wikimedia Commons is the media section of Wikipedia. All material on Wikipedia is CC-licensed with attribution (you must cite but you can't alter it or make money).
MorgueFile
Morguefile is a gorgeous photo library chock full of sumptuous images – all contributed by creatives, for use by creatives. The library offers a huge number of photographs all of high resolution. For best results, use several terms to search.
Public Domain images
Wikipedia maintains this list of resources for images in the public domain. Additonally, almost any image from before 1923 is public domain.
Stock.exchng
The first and largest free stock-photo site online. Easy to navigate with over 350,000 images, contributed by 30,000 photographers.
Dreamstime
Professional quality photographs. This is the free section of the Dreamstime paid site.
Microsoft Image Gallery
Microsoft has a superb online photographic resource – all free, and every photograph is of ultra-high quality.
Kozzi
One of the most popular stock photo libraries on the net. Photographs have been professionally shot for the most part, and dramatically enhanced in photoshop.
Free Range Stock
Virtually every image on this site is meticulously color sharpened by professional photographers. Not quite as large a collection as other sites, but easily made up for by the sheer quality of the images. You do have to sign up to use this site.
Creative Commons
Life Magazine pictures
Photl
stock photography

NoodleTools

Transparent Text in PowerPoint

Tools to Edit Images

Blabberize
take a photo and enable it to talk
Photopeach
fresh picture slideshows to go
PictureTrail
RunPhotoBox
photo effects
Slideshow at Slideroll
photo slideshow maker
Aviary
photo editing
Sumopaint
600x400 for (4x6) pic
photo editing
Picasa
photo editing & sharing

Tools: editing and embedding videos, more

Splicd
Edit YouTube videos to the length and section you need.
TubeChop
Like Splicd, but with a very different interface.
DragonTape
Allows mixing of videos.
Embedding video into PPT
InDezine: Powerpoint Tricks
Some fun, fairly simple tricks; use these sparingly, and note that some should be avoided completely as they go against the design principles we've discussed!
Embedding YouTube video into PPT
(You need a plugin, so see Karyn, Clair, or Jacob if you need it installed on a school computer)
Create A Graph
Fairly basic, but if you need to create an original graph this is an easy-to-use option.

PSMS Plagiarism Policy

MLA and APA Citation Help

What is a citation?

A citation gives credit to the source you used for your research.

What is MLA?

MLA, or Modern Language Association, is a style used when crediting or formatting information. It is mainly used in English classes.

What is APA?

APA, or American Psychological Association, is a style used when crediting or formatting information. It is mainly used in History classes.

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NoodleBib
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The recommended citation & notetaking resource for all PSMS students and staff.
Style Guides & Citation Websites