The Creative Commons
Teachers and students both need access to high quality media for learning. CreativeCommons offers a means by which anyone can share their content for re-use and distribution without the stricture of standard copyright.
This video details how to find photographs using Flickr.com.
Finding Photos to Use Using Flickr from John Hendron on Vimeo.
Our school division now bans access to Flickr for students. At one level, yes, there is content there we’d consider objectionable. But our teachers can still access this resource. I am hoping you, in your place of learning, can gain access to the content. It’s too valuable a resource to ignore.