Photography in the classroom

Photography in the classroomSummer 2014Protect yourselfMake sure parents have signed a release that is included in the student handbook at the begging of the year.

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Rule of thirds

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Rule of thirds

Taking good picturesTop Ten Tips for Great Pictures13 Lessons to Teach Your Child About Digital PhotographyBetter Photos14Photo editingPhotoscapeFree photo editing softwareDownloadEditing in Word or PowerPointPhotovisi

All about meReportsPreview upcoming unitsUse Photovisi to create a collage with photos related to a new unit of study and ask students to use the photos to brainstorm what they unit will be about.Group together pictures from a specific time in history and give student a unique glimpse into primary source documents.Your students can also use Photovisi to create collages to accompany reports or create collages to showcase special events in their lives.16Big Huge labs

Book TrailersReportsVocabularyCreate badgesTrading cardsMovie Posters Student of the week poster

Student of the week poster or trading card or press passUse the badges to create name tags for field trips.Use the Trading Cards to create Flora and Fauna CardsCreate an Avatar to use as with your online presenceStudents created National Park trading cards.Create Movie Posters to share about a book or time in History.

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Digital StorytellingReportsField TripsBook Trailers

Lesson plans ideasPBS Lesson PlansTake pictures to indicate growth: August, December, MayCreate a class rule bookPhotographer of the weekStudent of the weekSpecial activities, email pictures to parents

Lesson Plans & ideasCreate stationary for studentsPicture of the dayPowerPoint presentation for Open HouseScavenger HuntReports

poetryVisual Poetry TEKS choose the appropriate form for his/her own purpose of writing; visually interpret text to create a presentation using PhotostoryStudents will read a favorite poem and create a PowerPoint slideshow depicting a visual interpretation of the images in the poemPresent students with pictures to write a poem that will be placed in a presentation.Students will write their own poem and take pictures to illustrate the feeling of the poem

Predicting and story writingWhat is happening in this picture?What do you think happened right before this picture was taken?What do you think happened right after this picture was taken?