The article is called "Establishing a Framework for Digital Images in the School Ciriculum" and is written by Glenn Bull and Ann D. Thompson.
This is a very inspiring article about how digital cameras and photos should be introduced into the classroom. There are four phases that would take place with the digital images and they are to aquire images, analyze images, create activities and products with images, and communicate products and outcomes. An example of the first step, which is aquiring images is kids in a science class can take pictures of unique leaves and bring in to class. etc. The students could also find digital photos online and bring them to class if they don't own a digital camera. The second step is to analyze the photo and that could involve many kinds of analysis. They can use a classification system such as Geometer's sketch pad to analyze images of natural object to detect what kind of leaf it is. The next step which is create would entail the student to incorporate and label images that they found and make a slide show perhaps. The last step which is communicate would be used when the student is done digital placing their photos online to perhaps blog it and share with their peers in class on line.
This excercise helps the student in many ways because they can use they saved digital photos for many different reports, save in an electronic portfolio, or post it to the web if they want. It is awesome too, because students can use the digital photo right away as opposed to waiting for film to get developed and then having to scan that photo. It is very important to document the value of using images in our classrooms. I am going to definetly try this in the classroom because it seems so unique and would give the students a chance to be artistic in a sense. I would love for in the future have cameras for every student to check out in class but who knows if that will happen. It sounds like a fun idea and it would be fun to give an assignment like take 5 pictures of your favorite things in your life and bring them in on your camera, then digitatlly upload them and write captions for each. It is just an idea, but a lot can be done with this activity.
Using Online Learning Effectively
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This article is called "The New Gold Rush: Establishing Effective Online
Learning Policies" By Ferdi Serim and it is from September/October 2007.
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16 years ago
I agree Ashley. I have seen cameras incorporated into the classroom many times. I have seen teachers take photos as children work, accumulate pictures over the semesters, and at the end of the school year teachers make a class book, or even a class yearbook that is unique to the class. Also, I have witnessed instructors who pick one student to be the "VIP" for the week, and that student must bring in pictures to share their favorite activities, foods, friends, and other aspects of their life. There are so many activities and lesson plans you create around digital photos and cameras, and I too hope to see more cameras being used in the schools. I think my favorite part of using cameras and photos in class, as you mentioned, is that students can have an artistic outlet thru photography, which is something that is altogether disappearing in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed hearing about this article and how digital photography can be incorporated into the classroom. It is great to hear new ways to use technology to teach different subjects and get the students excited about learning. I like your idea about having the students bring in 5 photos to share with the class. It is great how photography can open new doors for learning and allow students to document different objects and create their own work!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Incorporating photos, technology, and learning is such a neat way to get students to learn. I also thought it was a good idea to have students who don’t have access to digital cameras to get pictures online. This way, a student won’t feel left out or stupid for not having a digital camera. Your idea of having the students take pictures of their favorite things would be a great assignment near the beginning of the year because it would help make the students more comfortable in the class.
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