Google image search and other image searches are blocked. They cannot be unblocked without also unblocking inappropriate images. This is because image search results pages show thumbnails of the images they find even if the source page is blocked. Here are some tips for finding images.
- Use Google or Yahoo web search like this: search for "beluga whale photo". Click on some of the results pages. Your search results page will have many pages containing the images you want.
- Go to http://www.pics4learning.com/. There you can browse by topic or search by keyword for just the photo you need. While you are there, add Pics4Learning to your favorites, because you'll want to use it again.
- Use http://www.worldbookonline.com/.
- In Microsoft Office 2007, click the Insert tab, then Clip Art. In the Clip Art pane, select photo under "Results should be:".
- The Microsoft Office Online site has more than 150,000 free images and sounds. See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx.
- DE Streaming (formerly United Streaming) has about 21,000 (photo) images and about 1200 clip art pieces.
- Read Gar Reynolds blog posts titled
(You know, of course, that images on web pages are all copyrighted and your use of them may or may not be legal. As long as you keep your use of such materials within your classroom, you shouldn't worry, however.)