Image copyright

You can use copyright-free images like Clipart, and some material on the internet is also copyright-free. You must make sure that the images you use are suitable. Many Clipart and free images are a bit tacky and not suitable for some of the tasks you will have been set.

Try to avoid using common Clipart images

For a list of websites that offer free images, see the section on Web Research

Thousands of students are studying for DiDA, and they are all likely to have found the same good image on the internet. If the marker keeps seeing the same image, they will know it came from the internet and may check to see if you have checked that you can use it.

Project tip

Don’t rely on getting material from the internet - it is much better to find ways of generating your own resources. Try to get hold of a digital camera to take suitable photographs, use a scanner to capture your own drawings and plans, use a digital video camera to film an interview, record sounds using a microphone or get hold of a software package such as Fruity Loops to produce music.

If you create resources, the exam board will be much more impressed, you will learn a lot more, and will not be in danger of infringing anyone’s copyright.