Creative Things with

Digital Photography

Film vs. DigitalFilm camera inexpensiveFilm developing costsQuality of shots Photo developing problems

Need scanner to transfer photos

Discarding bad photos

Digital vs. FilmEquipment expensiveNeed editing software

Immediate feedbackNo film developingReuseable storage system

Digital Camera IssuesPurpose and costResolution and image sizeZoom capabilityMemory / storage capacityRetrieval of imagesBattery capabilityEditing software

Digital Photo Ideas

Digital photo sketchDigital Photo

JamesBusy, grumpy, friendly and wonderfulOldest brother of Rick, Bruce and JoeWho feels crazy, scared and lovedWho gives friendship, help and kindnessWho fears public speaking, heights and small placesWho likes steak, old music and photographyWho dreams to read and write better, a nice home and to see the worldLives in XXXXXXXXXX

Bio Poems

Digital Photos

Photo Editing

Photo Editing

Digital Information on

the Internet

www. ofoto.com

www.photographytips.com

www.photoworks.com

www.shutterfly.com

www.adobe.com Source for Adobe's Photoshop (A fairly expensive software that allows you to manipulate photos, art work etc.) Photo Deluxe also available here. An inexpensive software that does some of the same things that Photoshop offer. Easy to use and maneuver

www.webshots.com A free program that lets you put a new photo on your desktop and screen saver every day.

Internet Sources

www.jasc.com/products/psp/ Try Photo Shop Pro, photo editing software, for a brief period of time. www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/00-1/lesson0042.shtml Lesson to make a digital quilt http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/%7Eucfcasio/qvuses.htm 1001 uses for a digital camera

More Internet Sources

www.thirteen.org/edonline/adulted/lessons/lesson20.html Picture This: Photography in Adult Basic Education

(lesson plan)

One Last Internet Source

Things to do with a Digital Camera

Document students' progress for portfolios, etc.

Photo journalClass yearbook/scrapbookCalendar (Invent It or Avery's Photo Calendar

Kit)

Pictorial alphabet book (Family Literacy)

More ActivitiesPhotograph new tutors. Put

pictures in database or on tutor information sheets.

Photograph students. Put

pictures in database or on student information sheets

Have the students photo document their neighborhoods and then write about them.

Use photo editing options and create picture watermarks for students' biographies.

Use photos to incorporate them into Power Point presentations, etc.

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For math, take photos of angles, triangles, things that are parallel, perpendicular, circular, etc.

Take pictures to document "The Day in the Life of . . . . "

Photos for greeting cards, business cards, etc.

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Photos to make T-shirt transfers. (Need special paper, software often

comes with paper)

Photos for concepts/vocabulary taught in ESL classes.

Photos of staff (volunteers, etc.). Post on bulletin boards, etc.

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Using photo editing, create "coloring book" (Family

Literacy)

Using photo editing create "fun money" for reward coupons for Family Literacy activities

Photograph community landmarks. Students create a brochure about the community

Photograph objects that are the same color, shape, number or alphabet. (Family Literacy)

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More ActivitiesCreate a set of cards naming such abstract concepts or emotions such as freedom, love, hate, honor, joy, etc. Have students select a card and take a photograph illustrating that concept.

Have students go on a photographic scavenger hunt, taking pictures of the objects they find rather than retrieving the objects themselves.

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Take pictures related to whatever topic you're studying. Have students write about them. Pictures provide a good visual prompt for creative writing

Have students take pictures, exchange them and then have students write about the photos

Check out digital camera to students for the weekend

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