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Wikimedia Commons - Wkimedia Foundation

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K to 12
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Wikimedia Commons is a huge database of free media files (images, sound, and video clips) available in a wide range of languages. You can both access and contribute files. Using ...more
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Wikimedia Commons is a huge database of free media files (images, sound, and video clips) available in a wide range of languages. You can both access and contribute files. Using the same technology as Wikipedia, you can edit, upload, and embed media files into any Wikimedia project. Every media file comes with a description, the author's name, and complete licensing details. Search for videos, images, or sound media by keyword, content categories, nature, science, or society. This is an amazing resource for searching for multimedia content.

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Address the needs of the visual learner and include media files as part of the research process. Wikipedia Commons offers students a way to understand content through images, audio, and video. Give students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge by narrating a slideshow of images from Wikimedia Commons or creating multimedia presentations on a site such as Lucidpress. These free media files will also help ENL/ESL teachers explain concepts and key vocabulary. This site is a valuable resource for imagery useful for creating presentations, lectures, digital stories, reports, or for inclusion on a class website. Students learning a foreign language may benefit from using Wikipedia Commons to learn more about the culture and lifestyle of the country whose language they are studying.
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