Digital+Images

=== Digital Images ===

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 It seems as if digital cameras are becoming more and more popular in classroom use. They have some important advantages that help to encourage students to learn and look to their creative side! The pictures are available immediately, they are saved in graphic format, and it is so easy to transfer them from camera to computer. It encourages faster learning, more fun and immediate feedback. It is easy for students to share a digital camera with their classmates, and there is never a cost compared to ordinary photography. =====

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The camera that I would choose for our classroom would be either a Nikon or a Cannon. Both have classic digital camera features that would be helpful and effective in the classroom, and are both inexpensive. Their features such as the zoom, flash, lenses, and other effects are easy to work with and the students will be able to get creative with what they are working with. =====

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Some examples of what students can be doing in the classroom with digital cameras are: giving students a list of items to look for in the classroom or school that they must take pictures of, and then compile a presentation. They will be able to take pictures during plays, or sporting events, or other special events and then make a slideshow of the activities. Students can spend time in their community taking pictures of things around the area, and then make a brochure of the places in which they chose. If they are younger, they can can choose a letter, and then walk around the schol or in the neighborhood, finding things that begin with that letter. The students can take time on fieldtrips taking pictures, and make a class trip book of their summarys and insights about the trip. If there are animals or growing plants in the classroom, take pictures of the growth for documentary, and then refer back to them later for illustration of life cycles or stages of growth. Have students take pictures of the classroom for a virtual tour, maybe for the class website. =====