Search tools are not just about text. There are a wide range of options to search for audio, video and image files.
As with all original material, pictures, video and audio are copyrighted. Make sure your students know what is and isn’t allowed.
Media Search Tools
Filters:
Baidu Image Search
Baidu – China's version of Google – provides image search. While the site is in Chinese, it will easily process English search terms. learn more
Bing Video Search
Bing has gotten high marks for its video search feature. Google and Yahoo also do video searches. Most of the results are YouTube videos. If you are not finding what you want with one search site, try a different one. learn more
Creative Commons Image Search
I’m happy to formally announce that CC Search (with the new name Openverse) is now part of the WordPress open source project. Both Matt and I are long-time supporters of Creative Commons. I hope that this will provide a long-term, sustainable challenger to closed source photo libraries and further enhance the WordPress ecosystem. Creative Commons… learn more
Exploratorium Videos
The Exploratorium in San Francisco has a wide variety of videos, podcasts and slide shows that can be searched using this link. learn more
FreePD - Public Domain Music
While not a search engine, FreePD provides a wide variety of music tracks indexed by genre. They are all licensed under Creative Commons 0 ("No Rights Reserved") and can be freely used in school projects and videos. Image and video copyright violations are usually addressed by receipt of a cease and desist letter and removing… learn more
Google Image Search
Google Images has indexed millions of images on the Internet. Odds are you can find an image for just about any topic here. Bing and Yahoo can also do image searches. learn more