Creative Commons

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Original Image: "Louvre"
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by: zoetnet

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Original Image: "Focus"
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by: zoetnet

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.

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Original Image: "P1040866"
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by: zoetnet

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.

In the foreign language classroom, images play a pivotal role in learning vocabulary and giving students insight into the language, culture, history, art, food, etc. Using creative commons give teachers and students the opportunities to use images properly giving the creators credit. The images I have included above, could be used to take students on a virtual field trip to the Louvre, one of the world's best art museums. It gives students the opportunity to experience the museum and its art. This virtual field trip can lead to many different lesson ideas, such as a culture/art introduction, discussing an individual piece of artwork in the target language, re-creating artwork in class, among many other ideas. This is not something that has to be limited to a museum, but it could give teachers the opportunity to take students on a tour through the city, look at famous monuments, experience the target culture within the classroom. This is beneficial especially when school districts have had to limit field trips and study abroad trips due to budgets. Even if schools were supporting field trips or study abroad trips, not every student can afford to travel. This is a great way for all students to experience a world outside of their own.


Here is a link to my Flickr Page. Please enjoy the photos posted there. You will find many with Creative Commons Licensing and some with All Rights Reserved.