Digital Images Workshop Part I
Part 2
Learn ways to incorporate digital media into the curriculum in meaningful ways and enhance classroom projects with digital images, clip art, video clips, and sound.

This workshop was designed for participants to become more familiar with the operation and uses for the school's Sony Mavica Digital Cameras (as well as other brands in use by students and staff). Identify the different types of digital media--digital camera images, scanned images, and digital video images as well as online resources such as clip art, photographs, video clips, and audio clips.

* We will look at some or all of the following: camera operation, image storage, image formats, image editing, video editing, uses of images, printing images including:
  • Explore the features of digital cameras, and examine the important factors in selecting one suitable to your classroom's needs.
  • Discover the top ten techniques necessary for capturing, storing, and displaying quality images.
  • Design management tools to assist students as they use digital media and to track their progress.
  • Examine the different types of printers, and learn how to use them to make quality prints of digital images.
  • Discover sources for online digital resources (images, clip art, sound, video).
  • Brainstorm ideas for activities that will integrate the use of digital media into the curriculum in meaningful ways.
  • Plan projects that include all students.
  • Share web resources for images, clip art, sound files, equipment reviews and tutorials.

The workshop addresses the following ISTE teacher technology competency standards:

  •    1.1.4 operate and interface peripheral devices with a computer system supporting imaging, including digital camera, and/or video camera.
  •    1.2.3 use computers and related devices to support problem solving, data collection, information communications, presentations and decision making.
  •    2.2.4 identify. select. and integrate video and digital images in varying formats for use in presentations and/or other projects.

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Digital Imaging Workshop - Part 2