Journal #3 - SarahM
Sarah Morgan
article review from:
MultiMedia &Internet @ Schools
March/April 2006
Digital Cameras, Visual Literacy, and the Xbox Generation by Charles Doe
pgs. 26-30
Once again we must remember who are students are and what they've become. They are not like many of us and have differently wired brains and must be uploaded with information they like and are comfortable with (most of the time). So... Charles Doe suggests using the digital camera in the classroom/media center to enhance teaching the digital generation.
Students are so much more visual and respond so much better to visual images. They're more visually literate than most of us were growing up. So introduce your students to photos, the process of taking them and the process of editing/uploading and using them to enhance all areas of the curriculum.
Look for the following characteristics for the younger student digital photographer:
- 3-4 megapixals is enough
- a size that's easy to handle
- point and shoot cameras are best
- LCD screen that students can see
- video output option
- rechargeable
- possibly video capable
- neck strap
- carrying/storage bag
- extra (or large) memory cards
Charles Doe likes the following models
- Canon PowerShot A410 ~$140
- SonyCyber-shot DSC-S600 ~$190
- Kodak EasyShare C300 ~$110 ( I own a C340)
- Olympus C-5500 SportZoom ~4280 -- for older students and teachers
Click on the links below to find some Ideas for projects using digital Cameras
www.lubbockisd.org/r2/CameraActivities.htm
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cumulus/digcam.htm
posted by Ms. Morgan @ 5:44 PM
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1 Comments:
We offer a digital photography class along with a video production class. The teacher's room is set up with computers for every student...it's her private lab. On the other hand we have 2000 students and only one computer lab...try to get time scheduled to use it is a beast. I know digital cameras would be of great use in the classroom, but I can't imagine how a teacher on our campus could even get time in the lab for more than one project....but maybe one is enough, eh?
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