All Public Domain and Creative Commons images can be saved to your computer and reused in your own work, whether it is a PowerPoint, blog, wiki or other instance. It is always best practice to reference your images even if they are in the Public Domain. You can also hyperlink your image to its source page. See Best practices for attribution for tips on referencing your images.
Below is an example of good attribution or referencing of an image from Wikimedia Commons. Note that text and image are hyperlinked to the source page.
"Everything is Going to be Alright" artwork by Martin Creed, Christchurch Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand by Michal Klajban - CC-BY-SA 4.0
1. Click Insert in the top ribbon
2. Click Online Pictures
3. Search for an image
4. Keep Creative Commons Only ticked
5. Click the image and choose Insert
6. Your image shows with hyperlinks to the source and the Creative Commons Licence below it.
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Photographs
Clip Art
Other Public Domain Image Sources
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
Remember since you are working in an academic environment referencing will ALWAYS be required. Referencing means you are covered in relation to copyright and plagiarism by acknowledging the resource is not yours and it also helps you or someone else find it again if required. For more information on copyright and referencing have a look at the above tab called APA Referencing
Note : All Ara computers can access Audacity which is software you can use to record your own sounds.
Everyone tends to "Google" images. To avoid copyright breaches, follow this process:
1) Search in Google images
2) Click on Tools
3) Click on Usage Rights
4) Select Labeled for reuse - these images are usually from the Public Domain or Creative Commons.
5) Click on the image to see the terms of use and get the URL of the source page.