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Digital Cameras in the Classroom

Teaching Digital Photography to Enhance Subject Matter Concepts

Agenda

March 13, 2020

7:45 am – 8:00 am:

Sign-in, Continental breakfast

8:00 am – 8:15 am:

Introductions

course requirements

course content

Workshop schedule

8:15 am – 8:30 am:

Computer and lab protocols

Desktop folders

Flash drives

Agenda

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8:30 am – 9:00:

Anatomy of a Digital Camera

Pixels (picture elements)

Camera types

Pixels

Camera Specs

Camera parts/functions

Digital cameras come in all sizes and shapes

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Digital Camera Specifications

you don’t have to know all this information to take good pictures.

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Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS digital camera specifications

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

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Max resolution 4320 x 3240

Low resolution 4320 x 2432, 3456 x 2592, 2592 x 1944, 2144 x 1608, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480

Image ratio w:h 4:3,16:9

Effective pixels 14.1 million

Sensor photo detectors

14.5 million

Sensor size 1/2.3 " (6.16 x 4.62 mm, 0.28 cm²)

Pixel density 50 MP/cm²

Sensor type CCD

Sensor manufacturer

ISO rating Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Zoom wide (W) 24 mm

Zoom tele (T) 120 mm (5 x)

Digital zoom Yes, 4x

Image stabilization Yes, Lens

Auto Focus TTL

Manual Focus No

Normal focus range 50 cm

Macro focus range 3 cm

White balance override

5 positions plus manual

Aperture range F2.8 - F5.9

Min shutter 15 sec

Max shutter 1/3000 sec

Built-in Flash Yes

Flash range 3.5 m

External flash No

Flash modes Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync, Off

Exposure compensation

-2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps

Metering Evaluative, Center Weighted, Spot

Aperture priority No

Shutter priority No

Focal length multiplier

Lens thread

Continuous Drive Yes, 0.7 fps

Movie Clips Yes, 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)

Remote control Unknown

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Self-timer Yes, 2, 10, Custom

Timelapse recording Unknown

Orientation sensor Yes

Storage types SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/HD /MMCplus

Storage included

Uncompressed format No

Quality Levels Fine, Normal

Viewfinder None

LCD 3.5 "

LCD Dots 460,000

Live View No

USB USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)

HDMI Yes

Wireless Unknown

Environmentally sealed No

Battery Lithium-Ion NB-6L battery & charger

Weight (inc. batteries) 160 g (5.6 oz)

Dimensions 99 x 56 x 22 mm (3.9 x 2.2 x 0.9 in)

Notes With touchscreen LCD

Resolution Chart

Colour Patches

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Pixel Size Compared

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9:00 am – 10:00 am:

The Rule of Thirds

Collaboration -- Find the focal point (s)

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6 Techniques to Enhance the Focal Point in an Image

A focal point can be virtually anything ranging from a person, to a building, to a mountain, to a flower etc. Obviously the more interesting the focal point the better – but there are other things you can do to enhance its power including:

Position – Place it in a prominent position – you might want to start with the rule of thirds for some ideas.

Focus – Learn to use Depth of Field to blur out other aspects in front or behind your focal point. Blur – If you really want to get tricky you might want to play with slower shutter speeds if your main

subject is still and things around it are moving. Size – making your focal point large is not the only way to make it prominent – but it definitely can

help. Color – using contrasting colors can also be a way of setting your point of interest apart from it’s

surroundings. Shape – similarly contrasting shapes and textures can make a subject stand out – especially

patterns that are repeated around a subject.

Keep in mind that a combination of above elements can work well together.

Lastly – don’t confuse the viewer with too many competing focal points which might overwhelm the main focal point. Secondary points of interest can be helpful to lead the eye but too many strong ones will just clutter and confuse.

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What is the primary focal point? What are secondary focal points? What was the photographers

goal for each photo?

Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/using-focal-points-in-

photography#ixzz0gUOLmiOx

10:00:am – 11:00 am

Break

Assignment #1 -- Take some pictures – practice the Rule of Thirds

-people

-buildings

-close ups

-trees

-machines

-clouds

- interesting shapes

-birds

-animals

11:00am – 12:00 pm:

Digital camera images to digital images on your computer

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Transfer images – cable, card readers

Organizing your images on your computer

From camera to desktop – find the file on your camera

Transfer camera file (DCM/my camera)

Edit the image (Picture Manager) – image size, crop, pixels

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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm:

Transfer saved images to a Word document – copy and paste/insert

Using textboxes

Adding borders, text, clip art to express a theme

Finding images on the Internet – Google images, Yahoo images

Design a collage using your recent photos and Internet images

Discuss digital lessons using posters, cards, signs, quotes

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Tutorials

Basic PowerPoint slide show

Basic Movie Maker slide show

Basic iMovie slide show

Use original or Internet images and clip art to create a 5 slide PowerPoint presentation

that

has a specific theme or purpose. Your presentation should have a title slide, graphics and

text.

http://www.slideshare.net/tenglert/my-order-of-operations-slide-show-2121546

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http://www.slideshare.net/Luisnudel/civil-war-3212103

http://www.slideshare.net/itamarita1984/the-periodic-table-presentation-1

http://www.graves.k12.ky.us/powerpoints/elementary/

3:00 pm – 4:00:

Instructions Preparation for outside assignment

Preview of coming attractions

Homework!

Wonderful projects you will love to do!

Create two student-centered lessons using digital photography

Use the Project-Based Lesson Template for planning a

lesson using Internet graphics and images only. Plan

your lesson with MovieMaker, PowerPoint, or IMovie

Use the Project-Based Lesson Template for planning a

poster project, a card project, or any printed product

using digital images.

Note: this is only a planning assignment – you do

not have to complete the project

Click above for

Planning Template

http://www.vimeo.com/9707459

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Lesson Template

Projects with digital images and movies

Photo Story 3

Macro photography

Panorama software

Adding voice and music to photo presentations

Publishing projects on the Internet

Thanks for your excellent participation – See you next Saturday

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Notes

Introduction to MovieMaker for slide presentations

http://www.teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=9392&title=Movie_Maker_Tutorial___I

mporting_Images

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2305763/windows_movie_maker_tutorial_1_how_to_make_a_picture_

slideshow_with_music/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZXK68NS7gU

http://www.atomiclearning.com/moviemaker2

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/howto/articles/moviemaker.aspx

http://fliiby.com/file/200232/5n4o166ll5.html

Introduction to iMovie for slide presentations

http://video.about.com/desktopvideo/Using-Photos-in-

iMovie.htmhttp://it.seattleschools.org/BEXlevy/activities/movie-maker/

http://www.atomiclearning.com/imovie2x.shtml

Add sound files to PowerPoint

http://www.vimeo.com/6391177

http://www.vimeo.com/6405455

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Agenda

March 20, 2010

7:45 am – 8:00 am:

Sign in

Continental breakfast

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Share your Lesson plans for evaluation and discussion

Use the Lesson Plan Evaluation form to critique your colleague

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9:00 am – 9:30 am:

Share an exemplary lesson plan

Adding sounds and music to enhance PowerPoint slide shows

9:30 am – 10:00 am: Tutorials

Adding voice over to PowerPoint

Adding sound files to PowerPoint

Finding and adding sound files to PowerPoint

Using Freeplay Music for music files

http://www.vimeo.com/6391177 Find music clips on FreePlay Music tutorial

http://vimeo.com/6405455 Adding sound to PowerPoint tutorial

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10:00 am – 10:15 am: Break

10:15 am – 11:00 am:

Practice finding and upload music files from FreePlay Music

Practice adding sound to PowerPoint slides

Practice adding voice to PowerPoint slides

Introduction to Movie Maker or iMovie for slide shows

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Editing sound files - Audacity

Configuring sounds in PowerPoint – timing, effects

Practice adding and editing sound elements in PowerPoint

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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm:

Additional sources for audio files – PowerPoint, wav, mp3, midi, iTunes

Practice download procedures – “save target as”

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/

http://www.wavsource.com/

http://www.clayloomis.com/wizoz.html

Locate audio files and save for future projects

Use “save target as” and save to folder

Practice adding saved files to a PowerPoint slide

2:00 pm – 3:30:

Introduction to Macro Photography

Introduction to Panorama Photography

http://digital-photography-school.com/8-guidelines-to-taking-panoramic-photos-with-any-camera

http://www.pixtra.com/

Introduction to PhotoStory3 --

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/PhotoStory/default.mspx

Introduction to MovieMaker for slide presentations

http://www.teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=9392&title=Movie_Maker_Tutorial___I

mporting_Images

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2305763/windows_movie_maker_tutorial_1_how_to_make_a_picture_

slideshow_with_music/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZXK68NS7gU

http://www.atomiclearning.com/moviemaker2

Introduction to iMovie for slide presentations

http://video.about.com/desktopvideo/Using-Photos-in-

iMovie.htmhttp://it.seattleschools.org/BEXlevy/activities/movie-maker/

http://www.atomiclearning.com/imovie2x.shtml

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3:30 pm – 4:00 pm:

Review requirements for Final Project

Discuss project ideas based on subject and grade level

Discuss connection to Content Standards

Questions

University Credits – meeting and paperwork

Sign out

Using your lesson plan, create two digital photo projects for

demonstration purposes using either PowerPoint, Movie Maker, iMovie,

or a printing design project using digital images. Complete one using

Internet images only and one using original photography only. For

University credit, create a third digital project using both Internet and

original photography.

Write two lesson plans that incorporate digital photography and supports subject

matter concepts. Use any lesson plan form that is appropriate for your grade

level and subject area. You can use the planning template as a lesson format.

In an appropriate manner, use at least 6 of the following elements in your final projects:

• Internet images

• Original photography

• Macro photography

• Background music

• Voice over

• Internet resources (icons, backgrounds, websites, frames)

• Hyperlinks

• Animation

• Transitions

• Titles

Click above for the planning

template

Click above for Project Planning Template

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David Boin david.boin@edtechworkshops.com

www.edtechworkshops.com

http://www.vimeo.com/user866762/videos

Notes