[MUSIC] In this video, we will discuss Creative Commons, a non-profit organization that helps people find, use, and share creative material on the web, such as images and music. As you begin working on the design and development of the digital story you plan to create, you will need to think about the types of images and other media that will be included in your digital story, as well as in your story board. One of the best ways to search for images on the web is by using Google. However, many of the images you will find on Google may be protected by copyright. And if so, they should not be used by students and educators. Some images that do not violate copyright are available on the web. But in many cases they must be purchased and most schools do not have funds for this. The good news is that the Creative Commons works are free to use and share, as long as you've follow the specific guidelines for their use. Creative Commons uses four major types of licenses that allow people to use works for free under certain circumstances. The first type of license is called attribution, and it is designated by the word by, which means you can use the work free of charge if credit is given to the person that created the work, and you indicate if you made any changes to the original work. This is the most open and non-restrictive type of Creative Commons license. Another type of Creative Commons license adds the letters SA, which stands for Share Alike, with this type of license, you still must give credit to the creator of the work, but you also must agree that your use of the work can be shared by others under the exact same conditions. So if you use a work with a BY and SA designation you must agree that anyone may take your use of the work and make changes to it as long as they give you credit. The third type of Creative Commons license adds the letters ND, which stand for no derivatives. This designation still allows you to use the work, as long as you give credit to the creator of the work. However, you are not allowed to make any changes or derivative versions of the work. If you plan to crop an image for example, or change the brightness then works with the ND designation, are not a good choice, because this is not allowed. The designation, NC, stands for non-commercial works, which are defined by Creative Commons, as works that may not be used for commercial advantage or monetary gain. Although there is some ambiguity in what is meant by the terms commercial and non-commercial. In general, you may use works with the NC designation for any purposes where money is not charged to use the work. [MUSIC]