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What to do
with a Digital Camera
Any technology based material
within a school, it can be thought of as providing assistance
to the school in the areas of Support, Curriculum, and/or
Assessment. Support can be though of as anything that effects
the school, but is not directly related to the curriculum.
Curriculum implies that the technology is being used directly
to aid the intended teaching. And Assessment involves using
the technology in some form that assists in assessing the
student or in providing other documentation that learning is
taking place.
Provided here are a few ideas
and examples for how digital cameras could be used to support
education.
Support |
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Print student or staff ID
photos for cards, badges, or special events;
create an ID file for school
records.
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Create a
photo
inventory of
school property for property records.
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Document
crime or
vandalism for police or
insurance reasons.
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Create posters or multimedia
displays
or presentations of
student activities and work for open house, awards
night, fair displays etc.
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Take pictures for school
newspapers
and local broadcasts,
or even a digital yearbook.
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Curriculum |
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Take students on an electronic
field trip by showing photos of a distant
site.
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Show students important
sites
or points ahead of
time to highlight spots not to miss.
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Review
field
trips with pictures to show
all students the sights, discuss learning, share with
other groups.
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Create assignments with
pictures and processes. For example: lab equipment,
measurements, instruments, sports equipment or
positions, recipe ingredients, pictures for
vocabulary or reading lessons.
Supplement
work
sheets with
pictures specific to your setups.
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Use with
lenses
or other optics (microscopes,
telescopes, etc.) to make images available to the
entire class.
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Customize your
displays
and bulletin boards with photos from your school, lab,
classroom, or images of student performances.
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Create student
presentations.
Write thank you
letters
showing
recipient/sender interaction.
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Assessment |
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Include students photos and
images of their 3D and
performance
work in portfolios.
The pictures will allow you to document a greater
variety of work that would otherwise not be included
in a portfolio.
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Create more authentic evaluations
which include images of items or processes
from your class.
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