Digital Cameras in the Classroom

by Mary Seamon, Eric J. Levitt

Overview

The time to use digital cameras for classroom instruction has arrived. They're immediate, they're affordable, they're easy to use, and they're a great way to engage students with subject matter. Here's everything you need to know about selecting the right camera, how digital imagery works, storing and downloading pictures, and incorporating images into PowerPoints, websites, and other projects.

• Bring your curriculum to life with digital pictures
• Demystifies the process, defines the classroom use, and delivers the goods on digital imagery
• A chapter on classroom activities shows exactly how to use digital cameras as an idea generator and effective teaching tool

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781586830953
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	66
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Mary Ploski Seamon is the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction at Spartanburg School District 3 in Glendale, SC.

Eric J. Levitt is the district technology trainer at Cowpens Middle School in Cowpens, SC.

Editorial Reviews

The author's emphasis on the active learning involved in using digital cameras will encourage the most reluctant teachers and media specialists to see the value of this medium while concise chapters make learning to use a digital camera a reality. Practical information on choosing a camera, memory storage, transferring images to the computer (via storage on a floppy disk or memory card), and a USB connection are discussed and detailed in an accompanying chart. Photography basics such as lighting, posing, resolution, the rule of thirds, and using the viewfinder are discussed. Simple sample lessons offer suggestions for use of cameras in sequencing, virtual field trips, and science lessons. Instructions accompanied by examples, black-and-white photos, and screen shots provide directions for moving photos, choosing file formats, cropping and resizing, and utilizing and importing photos in PowerPoint presentations or Netscape Composer. A great starting point for beginners.-Susan Shaver, Hemingford Public Schools, NE Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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