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Online repository of digital photos, illustrations and videos organized under the form of a website that allows users to browse, upload, and download files by respecting rules defined by the administrator of the website. Each of these websites offers a search engine that allows you to search for images by key words, types of files, orientation, image size, etc. | Online repository of digital photos, illustrations and videos organized under the form of a website that allows users to browse, upload, and download files by respecting rules defined by the administrator of the website. Each of these websites offers a search engine that allows you to search for images by key words, types of files, orientation, image size, etc. | ||
| − | Some websites provide free images, others charge for their images with different prices according to the size, quality and type of image. To purchase images, users need | + | Some websites provide free images, others charge for their images with different prices according to the size, quality and type of image. To utilize the images there is a need to create a user account on the respective website. To purchase images, users need to buy credits. For free images, the website generally specifies the condition of use, such as attributing the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor. |
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| + | |[http://elearningindustry.com/free-stock-photos-sites-for-elearning The Ultimate list of Free Stock Photos Sites for eLearning] | ||
| + | |Are you looking for free e-learning images, photos, cliparts or illustrations? This post will present you The Ultimate list of Free Stock Photos Sites for eLearning. | ||
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| − | The table below provides a | + | The table below provides a list of a number of image banks available on the Internet. |
| − | <ref>http://www.techradar.com</ref> | + | <ref>[http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/12-essential-sites-for-great-free-photos-624818 http://www.techradar.com]</ref> |
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|[http://www.dreamstime.com www.dreamstime.com] | |[http://www.dreamstime.com www.dreamstime.com] | ||
|Multi-language | |Multi-language | ||
| − | |Some images are free, others are not | + | |Some images are free, others are not. Credits need to be acquired. |
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*Very poor for free images’ search | *Very poor for free images’ search | ||
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|[http://www.freedigitalphotos.net www.freedigitalphotos.net] | |[http://www.freedigitalphotos.net www.freedigitalphotos.net] | ||
|English | |English | ||
| − | |Images of low resolution are free, others are not | + | |Images of low resolution are free, others are not. Credits need to be acquired. |
|Poor | |Poor | ||
|Good | |Good | ||
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|[http://eu.fotolia.com eu.fotolia.com] | |[http://eu.fotolia.com eu.fotolia.com] | ||
|Multi-language | |Multi-language | ||
| − | |Not for free | + | |Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. |
|Excellent | |Excellent | ||
|Good | |Good | ||
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|[http://www.istockphoto.com www.istockphoto.com] | |[http://www.istockphoto.com www.istockphoto.com] | ||
|Multi-language | |Multi-language | ||
| − | |Not for free | + | |Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. |
|Excellent | |Excellent | ||
|Good | |Good | ||
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|[http://www.shutterstock.com www.shutterstock.com] | |[http://www.shutterstock.com www.shutterstock.com] | ||
|Multi-language | |Multi-language | ||
| − | |Not for free | + | |Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. |
|Average | |Average | ||
|Good | |Good | ||
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|[http://www.japanesestreets.com www.japanesestreets.com] | |[http://www.japanesestreets.com www.japanesestreets.com] | ||
|English | |English | ||
| − | |Not for free | + | |Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. |
|Poor | |Poor | ||
|Poor | |Poor | ||
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*Small quantity of images | *Small quantity of images | ||
*Images are mainly of current trends in Japanese street fashion | *Images are mainly of current trends in Japanese street fashion | ||
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| − | + | |[http://openclipart.org/ openclipart.org] | |
| + | |English | ||
| + | |Free | ||
| + | |Good | ||
| + | |Good | ||
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| + | *Large quantity of vector clipart | ||
| + | *The entire collection is available for free to download. | ||
| + | *All images are stored in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format, often with thumbnails in Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format. | ||
| + | *The platform is a collaborative community that creates, shares and remixes clipart. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:18, 10 January 2014
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Online repository of digital photos, illustrations and videos organized under the form of a website that allows users to browse, upload, and download files by respecting rules defined by the administrator of the website. Each of these websites offers a search engine that allows you to search for images by key words, types of files, orientation, image size, etc. Some websites provide free images, others charge for their images with different prices according to the size, quality and type of image. To utilize the images there is a need to create a user account on the respective website. To purchase images, users need to buy credits. For free images, the website generally specifies the condition of use, such as attributing the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor. |
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| The Ultimate list of Free Stock Photos Sites for eLearning | Are you looking for free e-learning images, photos, cliparts or illustrations? This post will present you The Ultimate list of Free Stock Photos Sites for eLearning. |
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The table below provides a list of a number of image banks available on the Internet. [1] |
| Website | Language | Cost of image | Performance of search engine | User friendliness | Comment |
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| morguefile.com | English | Free | Good | Good |
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| www.everystockphoto.com | English | Free | Average | Good |
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| www.flickr.com | English | Free | Average | Average |
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| www.stockvault.net | English | Free | Average | Average |
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| www.photoxpress.com | English | Free | Poor | Average |
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| www.sxc.hu | English | Free | Poor | Average |
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| openphoto.net | English | Free | Poor | Average |
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| www.unprofound.com | English | Free | Poor | Average |
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| www.freemediagoo.com | English | Free | Poor | Average |
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| www.freephotosbank.com | English | Free | Poor | Average |
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| www.dreamstime.com | Multi-language | Some images are free, others are not. Credits need to be acquired. |
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| www.freedigitalphotos.net | English | Images of low resolution are free, others are not. Credits need to be acquired. | Poor | Good |
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| eu.fotolia.com | Multi-language | Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. | Excellent | Good |
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| www.istockphoto.com | Multi-language | Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. | Excellent | Good |
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| www.shutterstock.com | Multi-language | Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. | Average | Good |
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| www.japanesestreets.com | English | Not for free. Credits need to be acquired. | Poor | Poor |
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| openclipart.org | English | Free | Good | Good |
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