SBC Week 3: Using Photos with proper credit

  • Hi Edubloggers,

 

Today, I am going to be answering a  important question. What pictures can we use and how can we properly attribute it.

Thanks to sites like Google, there are many photos making the question, which ones can you use legally? Many people would find a regular photo on Google and give references. This is not enough since there might be copyright infringements. Unless you specifically ask the  owner of the photo (who might not respond or accept your request,) you need to use photos that are copyleft or have Creative Commons which you just need a reference to use. In a normal situation, you could purchase photos, but because of school, it is not recommended.

You may be thinking is it necessary, but how would you feel if you did something and you weren’t given proper credit or at least a mention? Probably annoyed, right.

In the future, it is easier to give credit then just copy a picture. It will be worth it and you won’t get in trouble.

Seeya,

HmsChad

 

My Message 2018: 深海 (Shinkai) Messages of the Ocean

Hi Edubloggers,

I’m back after a long hiatus and will continue to post regularly ^O^.

Anyway, as you can tell by the title, I will be there explaining my message or concept for this year. The message is 深海 (Shinkai: Deep Ocean.) You may be thinking, “what does that concept mean?” For me,  it signifies two quotes,

“Our knowledge is a little island in the great ocean of non-knowledge.”- Isaac Bashevis Singer

“Individualy, we are one drop. Together we are an ocean.” -Ryunosuke Satoru

 

Photo Credit: Giuseppe Milo (www.pixael.com) Flickr via Compfight cc

For the first quote, I also interpret it as knowledge of just the ocean itself since we only discover FIVE PERCENT of the ocean floor, and interpret the quote as you can always find more information or symbolically ocean floor or animals.

I can connect this quote with me participating in the State Geographic Bee. I’ve quickly realized that memorizing countries , such as keeping up with current events, and I feel like from just that month of preparing, I haven’t even scratched the surface. Even for people who witness this knowledge in depth, I feel like there is always another reliable place to find information and learn another fact or two.

Though I feel like I can always learn more, I still want to share information about countries and their cultures to bloggers like you people reading this.

The second quote talks about how if one person does an action, it could be unnoticed. However,  when we work together we can create something extraordinary or make the impossible happen. In posts, I will try to leave links to sites that will help support and donate to countries that aren’t as fortunate as us. Together we can help end poverty or hunger just by making a donation or just by playing a game like Freerice, who donates 10 grains of rice for every question you get right.

I am also going to be making posts about stories that started by one ordinary person and really created a difference.

I feel like the second quote can also be related to two of the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism, Being the problem and the solution and Going step by step. I feel this way because you have the choice to donate and help, and step by step it will gradually make a difference to the suffering.

(Sighs) Anyway that is it hope you learned something and stay tuned for more tidbits and charities.

Seeya,

Hmschad