mmcollections

=Collections of Multimedia Objects=

//I attempt to find sources of multimedia objects (and other resources) that could be used by educators, but I cannot guarantee that the sites included in this list are free of items that may be offensive. Also, please note that each site has its own rules for using their resources, paying fees, etc. Please take the time to read the rules of the site before using their materials and then follow their stated policy. If in doubt, send a note asking for permission to use the materials. SWQ//

Many Types of Resources Mostly Clip Art Mostly Photographs Mostly Animations Mostly Audio Clips Mostly Video Clips Other Collections

Also see Graphic Images, Animations, Audio, Video, Web Tools


 * MANY TYPES OF RESOURCES**

The Free Site [|http://www.thefreesite.com] This site links to a huge number of sites that either contain libraries of multimedia elements and other resources or contain links to even more sites with these resources.

[Commercial site] ClipArt.com http://www.clipart.com/ This site is “the largest collection of royalty-free clipart images, photos, Web graphics, illustrations, fonts and sounds offered by subscription on the Web.” You can subscribe by the week, 3-month, 6-month, or year. They say they have more than 6 million items.

All Graphic Design http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/ …and it really is! It includes links to tutorials.

(Many also contain animations, backgrounds, icons, etc, too.)
 * MOSTLY CLIP** **ART**

Clipart Search Forms http://www.webplaces.com/search/ This lets you search the web for clipart with a variety of options.

Open Clip Art Library http://openclipart.org/media/view/media/home Use the Browse -> Tags on the top of the menu to search.

Clipart Review: Animations http://www.webplaces.com/html/animations.htm

Clipart Review: Clipart by Category http://www.webplaces.com/html/clipart.htm

Classroom Clipart http://classroomclipart.com/ “The source for Free Clip art, Illustrations and Photographs” - mostly photographs, although there is a main category for Clip Art. There are many, many categories and sub-categories.

Free Clipart Kingdom http://www.clipartcastle.com/ You must complete a form, but the registration is free.

All-Free Clipart http://www.free-clipart.net/main.html

Free-Clipart-Pictures http://www.free-clipart-pictures.net/index.htm

Free Clipart Pictures http://www.free-clipart-pictures.net/

AAA ClipArt http://www.aaaclipart.com/

Clipart Guide http://www.clipartguide.com/ Links to clipart are along the right side.

AX Clipart http://www.axclipart.com/ Looks like it’s almost a do it yourself.

Clip Art for Kids http://www.thekidzpage.com/freeclipart.htm From the KidzPage

Cool Clips http://www.coolclips.com/index.html

Awesome Clipart for Educators http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/ YOU MUST USE IE… They have some coloring pages and worksheet for different holidays

Discovery School ClipArt Gallery http://school.discovery.com/clipart/

ClipArt Gallery http://www.clipartgallery.com/

Tripod Image Gallery http://build.tripod.lycos.com/imagebrowser/index.html

Microsoft Clip Art http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx

Clipart Connection http://www.clipartconnection.com/index.php . All Clip Art Site http://allclipartsite.com/ They have a category for Lines and for Backgrounds that are pretty good. The main part of the site appears to be links to other sites.

1 Click Clipart http://www.1-click-clipart.com/

School Icons CLUB http://www.schoolicons.com/eng/ “These graphics are available for both personal homepages and commercial site use.”

Clips Ahoy! Free Clipart Island! http://www.clipsahoy.com/index.html Then click on ‘Clips Ahoy! Clipart Category Map’ - if you can find the link among all the ads!

Hassle Free Clip Art http://www.hasslefreeclipart.com/

Free Graphics: Seamless Textures [Absolute Cross] http://www.absolutecross.com/graphics/textures/

[|www.clippix.com] Teachers will find free downloadable images, some that are animated, for enhancing their school websites or to use in classroom presentations.

Free Resources http://www.irt.org/links/Free_Resources/index.html

Graphic Resources http://www.irt.org/links/Graphic_Resources/index.html

Tripod Image Gallery http://build.tripod.lycos.com/imagebrowser/index.html

Free Clipart Kingdom http://www.clipartcastle.com/ Categories include web graphics, photos, clipart, animations, and fonts.


 * MOSTLY PHOTOGRAPHS**

Pics4Learning http://www.pics4learning.com/ “Copyright-friendly images for education” Mostly photographs in .jpg and .png formats

Prints and Photographs Reading Room [Library of Congress] http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/

American Memory - Browse Collections by Category [Library of Congress] http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ The topics include pictures, but also a great deal of information.

Selected Civil War Photographs Collection [Library of Congress] http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html

America from the Great Depression to World War II (photographs) [Library of Congress] http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html

Map Collections: 1500-2004 [Library of Congress] http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html

Search for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Multimedia http://nix.nasa.gov/ You can sort by media type: photographs and other images, audio clips and video clips or search for any media type.

All Air Force Photos http://www.af.mil/photos/ You can search by key word or use the categories to find pictures. Each picture includes a good description.

JSC [Johnson Space Center] Digital Image Collection http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/ This site contains mages from NASA space flights.

Free Photographs Network http://www.free-photographs.net/ This site is “an online resource for royalty-free stock photographs for non-commercial use primarily, but not exclusively, by the webmaster community.”

US Fish & Wildlife Service - Gateway to Digital Media http://images.fws.gov/ Currently this site only includes still photographs.

Online Library of Selected Images [U S Navy] http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org11-2.htm

Free Stock Photos http://www.freestockphotos.com/


 * MOSTLY ANIMATIONS**

GIFAnimations http://www.gifanimations.com/ “This is the Internet's original and largest collection of free animated GIFs. Right here, you have access to more than 20,000 animations, clipart and backgrounds.”

The Animation Center http://www.theanimationcenter.com/thesite.html “The animations and graphics on this site are FREE for use on Personal Home Pages.”

2Cool Animations http://www.2coolanimations.com/

CRS4 Animation Gallery http://www.crs4.it/Animate/ This site contains odd little MPEG movies linked from the MPEG - Moving Picture Expert Group site

Animation Library http://www.animationlibrary.com/a-l/

Free Animated Clipart http://www.freeanimatedclipart.com/cartoonclipart.htm This is a list to other sites that contain animations.

Animation-Station http://www.animation-station.com/ and Animation-Central http://www.animation-central.com/main.htm

**MOSTLY AUDIO** CLIPS
WAV Central http://www.wavcentral.com/

SoundDogs.com http://www.sounddogs.com/start.asp “Sounddogs has over 400,000 sounds including award winning sound effects and world class music for productions of any size and budget.” You can preview them for free, but you must purchase them to use them. They also sell pre-packaged CDs of sound files.

Free Play Music http://www.freeplaymusic.com/ This site has various lengths of clips in a variety of music genre. Be sure to read the Terms of Use (for this and all sites.)

A1 Free Sound Effects http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/ They want to sell their CD of sound effects, but they do have an area for free ones. List of Links for Information about DVD Technology

The Daily WAV http://www.dailywav.com/ It’s hard to find what you would like to use – and most are not educational!

**MOSTLY VIDEO** CLIPS
You Tube http://youtube.com/ This is probably the most well-known of the post-your-own-video sites. It contains information that may not be appropriate for everyone, but it also contains very useful teaching and training videos. You don’t have to register to view videos. Teacher Tube http://www.teachertube.com/ They say that they “ seek to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It is a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development with teachers teaching teachers. As well, it is a site where teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill.” You don’t have to register to view videos. School Tube http://www.schooltube.com/ [NOTE: Video starts immediately, but the controls are on the screen to pause or stop it.] They say they are “the recognized leader for moderated internet media content sharing for teachers and students. All student created materials on SchoolTube must be approved by registered teachers, follow local school guidelines, and adhere to [their] high standards.” They have a few videos to view in each topic, but you need to register (for free) to search and view more.

CNN News Video Almanac http://www.cnn.com/resources/video.almanac/ These clips are sorted by year, starting in 1980 (through 1997 only). There is a little text summary of the event included with the clips. The CNNSI Video Almanac of sports-related video clips by year can be found at http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/almanac/video/

Various MPEG-Animations [|http://home.in.tum.de/~paula/mpeg/index.html] Read the disclaimer at the top of the page. It’s an interesting interpretation of covering oneself! This includes a few MPEG movies, most without audio.


 * OTHER COLLECTIONS**

Caricature Zone http://www.magixl.com/heads/view.html Zillions of people already done and you can make your own!

Image * After http://www.imageafter.com/

Freeware Fonts http://www.freewarefonts.com/index.html

Flaming Text http://www.flamingtext.com/ “At FlamingText you can create cool, custom images for FREE, to use on your website, or in your e-mail.”

IMGtext http://www.imgtext.com/ “IMGText.com allows you to write your text on any images you like. Just upload your images here & start labeling them.”

ABC Banners http://www.abcbanners.com/mlinks/links.pl “Make your own banner online for free.”