Engagement Made Easy - Digital Media

Reasons to Use Digital Media in Your Classroom Students LOVE taking pictures and

video They learn how easy it is to use a

digital camera or video camera They become more involved and

engaged in the subject matter Allows kids ownership and allows them

to show off their creativity

Things to Consider Insuring careful and appropriate use of the

camera Official Photographer Passes for little ones

once they pass their “test” over proper handling rules

No nonsense pictures/firm rules on misuse Privacy – check your school’s policy regarding

publication of pictures Teach kids to be choosy and delete unwanted

pictures or videos off of the camera Teach them how to frame and set up a good

picture (tie in with art?)

Official Photographer Pass

Student Name HereMrs. Hermansen’s Class

Rules/procedures on the back of the pass as an easy to find reminder

Ways to Easily Integrate Digital Cameras into Your Classroom Curriculum

1ST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL

Teambuilding/Establishing Routine

Behavior/Routines Young children experience success with

visual cues and reminders

Assigning Jobs/Newsletter Communication Create an extra “job” each week for a

classroom photographer Choose one photo the child took that

week to include as part of a “Learning in Action” section of your newsletter or website

Name Plates/Binder Design/Work Display

Kids love creating these AND they’re learning photo editing techniques

Welcoming Newcomers School celebrity books Recognizing the people who often go

unrecognized

Ms. Michelle

She cleans t heplat es.

J imin.

Mr. Huber and Mr.J ose

They fi x t hings.They clean t he school.

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SPECIAL EVENTSPublicizing and Celebrating

Field Trips 5th Grade Field Trip

Students share approved photos with each other and create Photostories with them

They can choose their music and add captions and burn them to a CD as a keepsake from their trip

PhotoStory1.wmv

Portfolios If some things are too bulky to fit inside a

portfolio, have students take photos of them to include as part of their portfolio or create a digital portfolio

Bulky Display Boards

Inventions

Photo Books Mixbook for Education http://www.mixbook.com/edu

Lulu Education Photobooks http://www.lulu.com/publish/photo_books/ed

ucation_photo_books/

Creating Books on the iPad http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2011/1

1/creating-books-on-ipad.html

LANGUAGE ARTSGrammar/Reading/Writing Applications

Language Arts Parts of Speech Scavenger Hunt

Real World Application Use it to create a quick assessment as well

Pronoun Noun Verb Verb

Adjective Noun Adjective

Language Arts Descriptive Writing Have a child take a photo of an object

and vividly describe it’s appearance without mentioning what the object is. Allow other children to guess and then allow the student to unveil his photo

Language Arts Vocabulary

Could be used in foreign language as well Examples: Fact Flipper Template

Libro

Brittle – easily broken, snapped, cracked, not flexible

Plea – an urgent request for help

Language Arts Early Emergent Readers

Create an alphabet book Example below

Language Arts Emergent Readers

You could consider adding pictures taken by students to your word wall

MATHEMATICSMaking Abstract Concepts Tangible

Mathematics Geometry Scavenger Hunt

Acute AngleStraight Angle

Obtuse Angle Four Right Angles

Mathematics Real World Uses for Mathematics

(Scavenger Hunt) Find someone who uses addition in daily

life

Find someone who uses measurement in daily life

Find someone who “makes change” in daily life

Mrs. Villegas is counting and adding book totals as part of the end of year library inventory checkOur nurse uses measurement anytime she takes a child’s temperatureMr. Chris makes change when students pay for their lunch

SCIENCEScience and Technology: A Natural Cross Curricular Pairing

Science A study of plants

Younger kids – a Kidspiration graphic organizer showing plant growth

Older kids – Photostory of plant photos with observations

Kidspiration Graphic Organizer

Plant Photostory

Document the Scientific Method Use digital cameras in labs to help kids

record their observations

SOCIAL STUDIES

Social Studies Research over various locations – place

yourself there (using Photoshop) Could be a cover page for a research

project, etc.

Ways to Easily Integrate Video into Your Classroom Curriculum

LANGUAGE ARTSGrammar/Reading/Writing Applications

Language Arts Author Studies

Have groups imagine meeting a famous author or an author you are studying. Have them conduct an “interview” with the author.

Book Chats/Book Reviews Allow students to write critiques about books they’ve

read. Students can practice developing an opinion and presenting that opinion to others. Allow the student to share their video with the class.

Autobiographies/Biographies Student can create autobiographical videos. They

could interview individuals who’ve played a large part in their lives, film where they went to preschool, their favorite games or books, favorite restaurant or food, etc.

Language Arts for Little Ones Alphabet Antics

Assign students or groups of students a letter and allow them to come up with a creative idea to showcase that letter. Have them enter and exit the video in a creative fashion. For example, two students could enter with milk mustaches and make an M with their arms and then act like monkeys on the way out of the video.

Writer’s Workshop Video Writing Conferences

Videos can often times illustrate what a good writing conference should look like and sound like. Concepts like this are hard to explain in words… videos might be a good alternative. Students learn from other students!

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Science Recycling Scavenger Hunt

Assign each group a material that can be recycled (paper, metal, plastics, electronics). Have them go on a scavenger hunt for these types of materials in the classroom or around the school. Follow up by allowing them to research and teach the class about the type of recycling process the materials undergo.

Math Ask students to illustrate math

problems using various materials in the class. For example, 3X3=9. This could be shown by showing 3 groups of 3 marbles.

Teachers can also video different ways that students solve problems. Kids teaching kids – a proven strategy for success!

History Students could reenact historical

events such as the Boston Tea Party. They could follow up with an interview

of the “participants”. Pop popcorn and make a movie day

when all of the videos are shown.

Questions? Comments? A look at products

Vado cameras Costco offering

Web 2.0 Resources for Digital Images http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.co

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