StoryMedia

=Finding Media For Your Story= Once you have an outline for the steps for the story, start looking for the images, audio, and video that might illustrate the story- you probably want to have more media than you think you might ultimately need. Also do not feel like you have to have literal representations; see what happens when you use metaphors.


 * Now here is a my rule - //the media files you use in your story have to be ones that are licensed or shared with permission to re-use//**-- this is the only way you can safely then share your new creation knowing it does not contain any copyrighted material plus it is just darn human courtesy to give credit where creation came from. **So just finding a picture via Google is not satisfactory**. For each media file you find, as you search, be sure to document the source by title and URL and find a person or organization to give credit.

Below you will find a rather extensive list of sites where you can find and use media that are licensed for you to do so or are in the public domain. One of the best source of photos are the Creative Commons licensed ones on flickr- see my guide for flickr searching. Beyond this list below, see [|30+ Places to Find Creative Commons Media]. You can also use Google Image search that limits itself to ones licensed for re-use, but it requires a few extra clicks to set the option (o results, under Search Tools, then Usage Rights); if you want to create a nifty short cut, see my time for a shortcut at [|For the Holidays, The Gift of Time].

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Now you are ready for step 3... select a tool to build your story
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