As you visit links, you may come across images and graphics you want to use in your portfolio assignments or task force presentation. Most online images and graphics are protected by copyright. To use them, you need permission, especially if your use extends beyond your classroom.

Look for the e-mail link to the Webmaster on sites where your images are located. Send an e-mail to the Webmaster asking for permission. Make clear that you are a student and just plan to use the image for classroom use. Once you have permission, here is how to copy images you want to use.

• Put your cursor directly on top of the graphic or image you want to copy.


• Click and hold down the right mouse button. A menu of options will appear.


• Click "Copy" if you plan to transfer the image directly to a document. Place your cursor on the spot in the document where you want to insert the image. Click the "paste" button on your toolbox.


• If you want to save the image for later use, select the option "Save image as." A "Save as" window appears. Indicate the location where you want to store the graphic and hit "Save." This is just like saving any other document.


• You might want to create a file called "Graphics" in which to save images and graphics.


• To use the image, go to your word processing program, open the document you want to work with, and follow the usual procedure for inserting a graphic.

Adapted from "Web Hunts and Virtual Field Trips" by Deirdre Kelly for Teacher Created Materials, Inc., 2001.