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What is Creative Commons?

Why is Creative Commons important?

  • teachers and students can use millions of photos, videos, and other digital content free of charge
  • teachers and students can publish their own work and license it for others to use, but with
  • teachers and students can publish and distribute work that was created by someone else without breaking copyright law

How can I use an item that has a Creative Commons License?

  • Different digital items have different licenses depending on how the creator would like others to use it
  • Use the key below to determine what the license means on your creative commons resources.
Creative Commons Licenses

Find CC Resources


  • CC Search Tool:  Allows you to search Flickr, Google Images, Wikimedia Commons, YouTube, and SoundCloud for CC resources.  You can choose which license you want to search for.
  • Google Creative Commons Cheat Sheet: a cheat sheet with step-by-step directions to find Creative Commons resources using Google

Sound/Music Sources

Links below are music with Creative Commons Licenses.

Create Your Own Creative Commons License

Do you have an image, a video, a sound clip, a song, or some other creative work that you wouldn't mind others using?  Give your item a CC License using the link below.  
License Your Work

Learn more about copyright...

Don't get yourself in trouble for using someone else's work!  Learn more about what you can use and what you can't. 

Creative Commons Image Sources

Use the links below to obtain images that can be used in class projects without worry.  Be careful to pay attention to any restrictions that may be placed on specific images.

Web Page CC License