Here’s a (sort of) quick, how-to guide for Creative Commons image citation using Flickr and your iPad. It might seem a bit involved, but, it’s important that we are aware that the images our students use from the internet always come from somewhere and they need to be giving proper credit to the creators. For this reason, we will use Flickr and the Creative Commons (ie. ‘free’) image search.
The key to remember here is that you paste in the URL of the picture BEFORE you actually save the image.
1) Head to http://search.creativecommons.org/
2) Choose Flickr from the options below.
3) Un-check the two options under the search field.
4) Type in your search term.
5) After tapping on the image you’d like to use, tap the Share icon at the bottom.
6) Then choose ‘Grab the link’.
7) Check the ‘Use short URL’ box.
8) Copy your link and then paste it into Blogsy.
9) Now, to save the photo, click the ‘…’ icon in the bottom right and choose ‘View all sizes’.
10) Tap and hold on the photo and choose ‘Save Image’.
11) Go back to Blogsy and paste your image above the URL you copied earlier and you’re done!
