Where can I find pictures and videos?

There are many options for finding free movies, art, informational videos to use in your course.

• List of sites and services that provide access to high-quality learning materials that can be used in or linked to from your Blackboard course site.
• Remember to check resources on the internet and at the library. There are many free resources that you can use in your online class.

For example, two exceptional, free (to you and your students) resources you can use include, Kanopy which streams documentaries, the Great Courses series, and movies to your preferred device with no fees and no commercials. Log in with your Flashline ID to access a diverse catalog with new titles added every month. Whatever movie you assign for viewing will be available to all of our Kent State students.

Kent State makes LinkedIn Learning available to all students and instructors. There are more than 4,000 online courses taught by industry professionals in 12 categories, including education and e-Learning, business, design, marketing, photography, and more. Users can take courses on general topics like mobile marketing strategies and time management fundamentals or learn specific software such as InDesign, Photoshop, Java, and even virtual reality. Instructors can assign individual videos or entire course series.

Perusall and Cengage are also making free, digital copies of textbooks available to students for the remainder of the spring semester. 

Need photos? Visit Unsplash, the internet’s source of freely usable images.