Curriculum Applications
of Digital Cameras

 

1. Author page

2. Record special classroom and/or school activities

3. Newsletters

4. Publishing on the Internet

5. Publishing on the Intranet

6. Science activities -- butterflies, mealworms, crickets (Flex Cam)

7. Insert into Hyperstudio, Kid Pix and ClarisWorks documents

8. Practice oral presentations (Video Camera)

9. Student of the Week bulletin board

10. Field Trips

11. Use it for “About the Author” instead of students drawing themselves

12. Use it with buddy students and pull pictures into KidPix slideshows and then later, print out to make a book

13. Taking pictures for a report to help validate research

14. Taking pictures of chicks hatching/ various stages of insect development, etc.

15. Organize ahead . . . take pictures of entire class individually and then pre-save in Clarisworks so they are handy

16. Take pictures of displays

17. Have students demonstrate how to use this device at a Parent Night / Technology Evening

Ashley Evans and Dian Zink
Integrated Technology Services
Fairfax County Public Schools

1999