more ideas for student use

this site has very useful and relevant ideas on how students can use digital cameras in the classroom.

one idea is for students to create "tall tale" and illustrate the scene and the background. then, they take pictures of each other, posing in that scene. print the picture, cut it out and place on their illustrated background. the site also provides a picture to see the finished product.
http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/projects/EdTechcentral/CamerasScannersLiteracy.htm

this site is very valuable as it gives tips on how to use a digital camera and how to take and create great digital photos. while the text may be appropriate for intermediate or highschool students, teachers can modify the text to suit their grade level:

http://www.shortcourses.com/use/

so what do you use when your school doesn't have the money to fund digital cameras to be used in the classroom? this site provides digital images, categorized into many topics, like countries, weather, living, tools and machinery.this same site offers some lesson plan ideas. one that i found particularly interesting was a fractions lesson. after the concepts had been taught, students took pictures of different objects with a digital camera. then, they used an image editor (Image Blender) to create fractional parts in the objects. sounds pretty fun:

http://www.pics4learning.com/