Arcola Intermediate School

Copyright and Citation Help

Board Policy 814

Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines

Staff Copyright Policy

Let's break it down...

Copyright Flowchart

This flowchart will help guide you through determining whether the material you found online can be used for teaching.

A Copyright Friendly Toolkit

This toolkit offers tons of copyright resources and explains Creative Commons.

Creative Commons Licenses

Want to make your own creative commons license?  Use this quick process to label your original work to share with the public.

Public Domain Information

Public domain works are not restricted by copyright and do not require a license or fee to use.

Digital Citizenship Curriculum

Free comprehensive curriculum from Common Sense Media designed to empower students to think critically, behave safely, and participate responsibly in our digital world.

Copyright-free online stuff:

Images:  Wikimedia Commons, Pics4Learning, Canva, flickrCC, Unsplash, Photos for Class, PicJumbo, Pixabay, A Kids Photo, FreePhotosCC, Public Domain Archive, Pixnio, EduPic Graphical Resource

Music:  Free Music Archive, Incompetech, YouTube Audio Library, Bensound, ccMixter, Filmstro, Open Source Audio, Soundcloud (royalty free area)