Digital Photography

Introduction

Kurt Johnson's Rules of 'Stuff"... There are three technology 'toys' every elementary school teacher should be provided with, regardless of their teaching ability, style, and/or ability to use technology.

I hold these truths to be self-evident, that all teachers should be equal, that they should be endowed by their school with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are;

  1. a laptop computer
  2. a video projector
  3. and a digital camera

Why a digital camera? Well, that's what this topic is all about. Every teacher I know will use a camera in the classroom, if they have it. Some may only use it to take photos that are put on a bulliten board. Many find much more creative uses. For instance...

Photobooth... Once you try it, you are hooked. it may be worth saving nickles and dimes to buy a Mac computer. But, what about taking a picture of yourself to use with a writing project, "the aliens visited my classroom today."????? hmmm, suddenly a dry writing topic became so much more personal and funny. More fun ideas below.

This topic is not a seminar on how to create fabulous photos. It's not about how to use a camera. It's not about f-stops, aperature length, or white balance. It's all about the ways digital photography can be used in the classroom.

Online Photo Tools

Advantages (of digital cameras)

Concerns (things to be aware of)

Places to Get Ideas (for the classroom)

Ideas (in case you didn't read anything above)

Citation: Johnson, K., admin. (2008, September 30). Digital Photography. Retrieved January 07, 2011, from Free Online Course Materials — USU OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.usu.edu/instructional-technology-learning-sciences/principles-and-practices-of-technology/digital-photography.html.
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