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Appendix D:
Resources for Writing & Digital Stories
All sources are provided for informational purposes only and are not advocated by RCOBA or BCOM. Not all of the following sources are free, &
students are responsible for verifying license and copyright requirements.
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Mind Mapping Online Software
MindMeister
: Create, share, and present mind maps right inside your web browser
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Resources for Writing:
App to help with clarity:
Cliché finder:
Blog topic generator
Ambient sounds of a café to boost creativity:
Creating Citations
BibMe:
Collection of citation generators:
Dictionaries
Visuwords™: Online graphical dictionar
y. Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts.
Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate.
Wordnik: Wordnik is the world's biggest online English dictionary
by number of words.
Wordnik shows definitions from multiple
sources, so you can see as many different takes on a word's meaning as possible.
Image Sources & Search Engines
Behold
- Search engine for
quality creative commons
photos on Flickr.
Photos for Class
- Search
engine for creative
commons WITH auto
citations.
ass.com/
Creative Commons
-
Search engine artists
sharing their work with
non-commercial
organizations.
ns.org/
Google Images - Advanced
searching strategies.
m/advanced_image_se
arch
Flickr Storm
- Search
engine using the filter for
non-commercial images.
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m.com/flickr-storm/
Free Images:
Free stock
images.
.com/
VectorStock.com-
Illustration/vector images
for about $1 each. Provides
monthly freebies to
download.
k.com
Envato Market- Online mall
for templates, graphics,
and music for production
(paid). Provides monthly
freebies to download.
om/
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Creative Market-Etsy for
designers and creatives
(paid). Provides monthly
freebies to download.
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com/
Pic4Learning- Curated
image library free for
education.
Public Domain - Public
domain photo database.
Internet Archive - Non-
profit library of free books,
movies, software, music,
websites, and more.
FreeFoto- Large collection
free for educational offline
use.
x.jsp
Flickr– Online photo
management and sharing
(copyrights apply).
Morgue Files - Free photo
archive “for creatives, by
creatives” used as a free
image exchange for
commercial or educational
use.
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Library of Congress - Free
and open access to written
and spoken words, sound
recordings, still and moving
images, prints, maps, and
sheet music that document
the American experience
(includes links to specific
American experiences).
