CC Resources

This page originally created by Nazgol Y. (2020-21)

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General Search

Google

Google search engine is commonly used to find Open Educational Resources (OER); however, some sources found can be under different licenses which might not allow you to openly use them. Using Google Advanced Search (https://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en) it is possible to select a specific usage right to filter the results.

CC Search

CC Search (https://search.creativecommons.org) is an online tool that automatically filters search results to provide the ones that are openly licensed to be used by everyone.

Photo/Image Search

Wikimedia Commons

Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) has over 67 million freely licensed images, audio and videos for public use including commercial uses.

Google Images

Google Images or Google Advanced Image Search (https://www.google.com/advanced_image_search) allows users to select the appropriate usage rights to filter their search results.

Pixabay

Pixabay (https://pixabay.com) releases content such as images, videos, and music under the Pixabay License which allows users to use them with no attributions required.

ClipSafari

"All images are available as PNG files and as high-quality SVG files which look beautiful at any size. All clip art images are distributed under cc0 "no Rights Reserved" license. You can copy, modify, and distribute these images, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission." (https://www.clipsafari.com)

Video Search

Vimeo

(https://vimeo.com/creativecommons) Place to easily find Creative Commons licensed videos.

TED-Ideas Worth Spreading

Videos released by TED (https://www.ted.com) are released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND license, which allows them to be freely shared and reposted.

Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera Creative Commons Repository (https://www.aljazeera.com) displays select broadcast quality footage that has been released by Al Jazeera under various Creative Commons licenses. these footage are now available for download, and to be shared.

Audio/Music Search

Jamendo

Jamendo (https://www.jamendo.com/?language=en) offers a wide variety of music tracks that are licensed under Creative Commons, therefore they are available for download.

ccMixter

http://ccmixter.org

Free Music Archive

Free Music Archive (FMA) (https://freemusicarchive.org/curator/Creative_Commons/) is a website that allows users to download music that is released under Creative Commons licenses.

Education Search

General Education Search

OER Commons

Open Education Resources (OER) (https://www.oercommons.org) are teaching and learning material that allows you to freely use them and reuse, without needing to ask permission. "OER have been authored and created by an individual or organization that chooses to retain few, if any, ownership rights." (https://www.oercommons.org/about)

Open Textbook Search

Open Textbook Library

on OPen Textbook Library (https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/) open textbooks are licensed by authors and publishers to be freely used and adapted. download, edit and distribute them at no cost.

Simulation and Animation Search

PhET

PhET (https://phet.colorado.edu) provides research-based simulations for various subjects. these simulations have all be distributed under the Creative Commons-Attribution 3.0 license and the Creative Commons GNU (General Public License) which allows them to be freely used in classrooms.

References

OER. (2020, April 06). Retrieved December 16, 2020, from https://creativecommons.org/about/program-areas/education-oer/education-oer-resources/