Thanks to all who tweeted–@timstahmer, @mwacker, @technolibrary, @djakes, and @garystager–some alternatives to district-blocked (in some K-12 spaces, not all) Google Images and Flickr. Below is an excerpt of the information–I needed to compose a short missive about a variety of topics and this is what I came up with–I shared with folks who were interested, albeit edited for anonymity:

Finding a Google Images Alternative – There are several alternative image web sites, few that offer Google Images search capability. One suggestion made was to use Texas Online Library Resources. You can access these resources via your campus media specialist/teacher-librarian.

While free clip art and image search web sites abound, you’ll want to pay close attention to copyright. You are encouraged to use only Creative Commons NC-SA-Attrib image sites, which are images meant for re-use given copyright holder’s expectations.

Here are some possible Image search engines that may soon be blocked, so no guarantees! Be sure to take model appropriate citation strategies, as evidenced by this web site, The Citation Machine.

1. Pics4Learning
2. Pixsy.com
3. PicSearch.com
4. ExaLead Image Search

Of course, I couldn’t share recommendations without mentioning my favorite CC search engine, Flickrcc.bluemountains.net as well as the up and coming Sprixi.com, which is down temporarily for updates.