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=Digital Photography Lessons=

Online Links
Digital Cameras in the Classrom is an oldie but a goodie from Kennesaw.edu. Check out Kathy Schrock's Gadget page--scroll down to see the information on Digital Cameras. Wacona Elementary from Waycross, Georgia, has a good site on digital photography. Mister Teacher's Guide for Classroom Teachers is also valuable. Adobe Digital School has some great lesson plans for digital images. Lesson plans from a teacher in Florida are on this page. Using a digital camera in an elementary classroom. Using a digital camera in any classroom.

Dr. Fowler's Ideas
For elementary students, take pictures of things that are a certain color or begin with a certain letter. Take pictures of different number groups and then use the pictures to do simple addition and subtraction problems. Take pictures of kids dressed as their favorite book character or historical figure or community helper and make an online video. Take pictures of student art work to put up on the class or school web site. Take pictures on field trips and make a "virtual" field trip for student who weren't able to go.

For middle school students, take pictures of students illustrating math concepts like diameter, area, hypotenuse, triangles, etc. Take pictures of animals and plants for life science class. Take pictures of the clouds and write a story about what you see. Have them conduct a survey or poll in civics class and illustrate their results with pictures on a poster. Take pictures to explain a process like tying your shoes or making a sandwich and then write a process paper about it.

For high school students, take pictures of science lab instructions/preparations and have students follow visual directions. Take pictures of extracurricular activities and make online projects with them. Take pictures of the person with the most improved test score each week and display outside your room (leaving out the actual score, of course). Have the students take pictures to illustrate a story or poem in English. Have the students take pictures of historical sites in the area in which they live and present the photos to the class. Have the students illustrate sports moves or techniques through digital pictures.

For special needs students, take pictures to illustrate emotions. Take pictures to illustrate steps in a process for daily living like brushing your teeth. Take pictures to remind students what to take to class or home with them. Take pictures of people they need to know like the principal and school secretary and their bus driver and their aide. Make vocabulary cards with digital pictures of objects in the room.