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Teachers' toolkit for creating and re-purposing OER using FOSS/Image and animation OER (view source)
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==== Search the web for image OER ====
==== Search the web for image OER ====
You can use a search engine such as [https://google.com Google search engine] or [https://duckduckgo.com/ DuckDuckGo] search engine, using a FOSS web browser such as [https://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Firefox] to search for image OER. You can search for images relating DST to simply typing in Digital Story Telling in the search bar of the search engine and selecting the ‘Images’ link. As in the case of text, you can select images that are licensed for reuse by specifying the search settings.
You can use a search engine such as [https://google.com Google search engine] or [https://duckduckgo.com/ DuckDuckGo] search engine, using a FOSS web browser such as [https://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Firefox] to search for image OER. You can search for images relating DST to simply typing in Digital Story Telling in the search bar of the search engine and selecting the ‘Images’ link. As in the case of text, you can select images that are licensed for reuse by specifying the search settings.
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|[[File:ImageOER1.png|left|thumb|Advanced image search on Google|450x450px]]
|[[File:ImageOER1.png|left|thumb|Advanced image search on Google|450x450px]]
|[[File:Imageoer2.png|thumb|450x450px|Filtering image search by usage rights]]
|[[File:Imageoer2.png|thumb|450x450px|Filtering image search by usage rights]]
# Reducing the size of an image
# Reducing the size of an image
Once you have opened the GIMP application, open the image you would like to edit. You can see the menu bar providing different options for editing the image.
Once you have opened the GIMP application, open the image you would like to edit. You can see the menu bar providing different options for editing the image.
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|[[File:COL-Opening_GIMP.png|thumb|450x450px|Opening GIMP]]
|[[File:COL-Opening_GIMP.png|thumb|450x450px|Opening GIMP]]
We will create a section ‘Concept map’ in the document. Move the cursor below this heading and select <u>Insert → Image</u>. LibreOffice Writer will open the file browser. Use file browser to select the image file of your concept map. The image will be inserted in your text document as shown.
We will create a section ‘Concept map’ in the document. Move the cursor below this heading and select <u>Insert → Image</u>. LibreOffice Writer will open the file browser. Use file browser to select the image file of your concept map. The image will be inserted in your text document as shown.
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|[[File:COL_-_Export_freeplane_as_image.png|thumb|450x450px|Export of a concept map to .jpeg format using Freeplane|none]]
|[[File:COL_-_Export_freeplane_as_image.png|thumb|450x450px|Export of a concept map to .jpeg format using Freeplane|none]]