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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Art Shoes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders construct a collage using found objects over the surface of a shoe creating an object of art. They use a digital camera to document the process of making the shoes. They create images of "art shoes walking" with the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Watery World

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students brainstorm to develop resource/reference charts for later use. they are introduced to Microsoft Word and to an internet movie site. They use prepared chart headings, to respond to questions posed on each chart such as: Where do...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Computers In Our School

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students tour the school to find out where computers are being used. In groups students use a digital camera to take pictures of people on campus using computers. The students interview the people they take pictures of and then post the...
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Curated OER

Seeing Shapes

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover different geometric shapes such as triangle, square, rectangle, and octagon. Students incorporate the use of technology by taking pictures of shapes around their school using a digital camera.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Digital Photography to Result in a Powerpoint

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders illustrate difficulties in giving speeches in Powerpoint presentations. Using digital cameras, they take pictures of objects both in and out of school. Students use the photos to illustrate prepositions, adverbs, and...
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Curated OER

Seeing Shapes

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners study a variety of geometric shapes by taking pictures of items representing the shapes with a digital camera. They identify the shapes by using software to paint on the image.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Friendship

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write books about friends starting with page starters that are provided.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

6th Grade Geometry

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify and analyze characteristics and properties of geometric terms using a digital camera, computer and photo presentation format to create a photo album.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Body Parts:

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students locate and label body parts. After having their picture taken with a digital camera, students cut out their body and label body parts.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Macro for Micro?

For Students 3rd - 5th
If the prefix "macro" means large and "micro" means small, then why will the macro setting of a digital camera help take a better picture of a small object? Do this experiment and get the big picture.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Using a Digital Camera to Measure Skyglow

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great project for someone that is interested in both stargazing and photography. Bright city lights and even the light of the full moon obscure the dimmest stars, which can make identifying constellations more difficult. This...
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Other

Short Courses: Digital Cameras and Digital Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
This page on shortcourses.com provides links that will answer all of your questions regarding digital cameras and digital photography. Some topics include: using your digital camera, editing digital photos, choosing a digital camera, and...
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Other

Digital Photography Preview

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital Photography Preview is a website that includes news, reviews, a timeline, a buying guide, galleries, forums, a glossary, and much more dealing with digital cameras and photography.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Digital Imaging 1: Digital Photography Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Flexbooks 2.0 are interactive, customizable, digital textbooks. Flexbooks are standards-aligned. Flexi, a student tutor, is integrated into each book to guide you on your learning journey. Flexi can assist in learning, answer questions,...
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Other

Digicam History

For Students 9th - 10th
DigicamHistory.com is an educational site for digital camera enthusiasts interested in the history of the digital camera. Click on different hyperlinked years to explore cameras through the 1800s up to today's digitals.
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Website
Other

Internet Brothers: Digital Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
InternetBrothers.com's "Digital Photography, Instant Gratification" site offers numerous tutorials, tips, and advice for digital photographers, from beginners to more advanced.
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Website
Other

Epson America: Welcome to Epson North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what's new, get info on all the various EPSON products, and go to other EPSON sites. You can also find out about job opportunities, and general corporation information.
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Activity
Other

Institute of Physics: Practical Physics: Multiflash Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
These methods illustrate different ways to do multiflash photography, where the camera creates successive images at regular time intervals on a single frame.
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Other

Nikon Usa: Digital Slr Cameras

For Students 9th - 10th
Nikon USA offers many digital camera, from the very simple ones to extremely powerful and advanced. Includes images and information on the different products.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: 100 Ways to Use Digital Cameras

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource presents 100 different ways to use a digital camera in the classroom.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Iste Nets: Creating a Heroic Character (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This lesson sequence, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), encourages students to develop a fully realized heroic character and then, through the use of multimedia software, communicate that hero's...
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Other

Photography tips.com: Digital Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PhotographyTips.com offers an excellent and detailed definition of digital photography and many links to more useful information on the topic.
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Interactive
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Digital Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, you'll learn digital photography basics as well as some more advanced skills so you can take great pictures.
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Website
Other

Photonhead: Photographic Concepts and Tips

For Students 9th - 10th
Photonhead is complete with a beginners guide to photography (covering the camera itself, camera modes, film speeds, and more), a digital camera buying guide, photography tips, a SimCam, and information on photo editing.