1. I gained an understanding that researching photos and information only in the public domain is difficult. It took a lot of hard, continuous searching to find something that was relevant, that wasn't copyrighted, or that I could get permission to use for educational purposes. Besides getting to learn about what my professor was researching, I also got to learn about how that kind of research is done, by reading her research proposal. I got familiar with the steps necessary when searching for images, where to go to find good public domain images (such as Oaister, Wikimedia, and University digital archives) and how to tell if the product was copyrighted or not.
2. The point of this project, to me, was to teach us that there are rules about things online, and you can't always (legally) just take any image or product and use it without the consent of someone in charge of it. It also taught me how to research effectively and that even if something says it's 'public' doesn't mean it's public domain.
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