We have received the digital cameras for the classroom. There should be one camera to share between two teachers. I am very excited about this and would like for you to share some thoughts about how we can use these cameras in our lesson planning. It is okay (with your supervision) for students to use the camera and create a group project to share with others.
Question for the week: How can we use digital cameras to create engaging lessons? How can we share our work?
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You can create a "humor book" for your class or each small group. Have the students read some of the humor books by Reading A-Z (we have some of these in the ARI room) and then take a picture of each student and create a page with a speech bubble. Let the students write the text in each speech bubble, put the book together and share it with the class! This promotes inferencing and drawing conclusions as well as practicing sentence structure and other grammar skills.
ReplyDeleteWe can use digital camera to capture performances during Readers' Theater in our classroom. Students love the camera. When the the camera is rolling, students read expressively and act with such energy! We can post these performances on the web and other classes can use them to assist with reading development. Kellum
ReplyDeleteI love to use a camera when the students make something. We usually take pictures when we make anything in math or science. With the new AMSTI kits coming on Monday, we will be able to use the cameras to document some of the experiments with solids and liquids. We also use a camera in math when we build "cube things" or play the AMSTI games. The kids love it and will do a great job if they think it will get their picture made!
ReplyDeleteTake the camera to the playground. Do adding and subtration. Click a picture of two kids swinging then another of three kids swinging. Form story/math problems. Kindergarten loves this.
ReplyDeleteSome have asked about ink for printers and special paper to print out the pictures. If your using the pictures in a lesson, plain paper is the way to go. Some pictures can be published in black and white and be used as effectively. You don't even have to print them. Create a slide show and use the laptops and projectors that are located in each building.
ReplyDeleteIt depends on how many pictures you're printing (and this would be out of pocket) but SAM's and many other places have very reasonable 1 hour development for online orders. It's simple and (I think) less expensive than printer ink!
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