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Original Image: "Vatican Museum Spiral Stairs"
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Author: nathangibbs
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Before doing this assignment, I would have told the student to do the wrong thing. Usually what I do is search for images on google, copy and paste it where I need it, and include a link to the picture or website where the picture can be found. This is what I would have told the student to do. While this still gives some credit to the person who originally posted the picture, there is no way of being sure that the photo is allowed to be used and what kind, if any, license it has. Also, the picture may not even be the original; many times there is no way of knowing.
After doing this assignment, I know what to tell the student. I would tell her that the easiest way would be to search FlickrCC or CCSearch (I personally prefer FlickrCC). In doing this, she will know the images she is finding are the originals and that she has permission to use them. Then, I would have her cite the picture in the way I did above using the original title, image link, author, license type, and license link. I would have her embed the image and license links and also have the picture itself link back to the original page where she found the picture. While this takes a little longer than my previous method using google image search, it is a way to guarantee the original author gets the credit they deserve.
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