Essential Question:  How can digital images enhance inquiry-based learning? 

Bring your digital cameras with cables and manuals.  We'll take lots of pictures, explore the possibilities, and manipulate the images.  We'll also take a look at planning a web site using a web editor such as Nvu or Dreamweaver.

Find all online resources in this module at the following websites:

http://resources.emints.org/modresources/links/digcamera.shtml
http://www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us/~WesternMaine_emints/digitalcamera2.html
http://www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us/~WesternMaine_emints/digitalcamera.html

Sign-in, Connectivity, and Session Starter (30)

• Share - Dominoes and Smartboard . . . .  .Other Sharing
• Review using FirstClass Web function
• Open source Nvu Web Editor   http://nvu.com/download.html
• DownloadFireworks Demo     http://www.macromedia.com/software/fireworks/
• Download Dreamweaver Demo    http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=dreamweaver
• Planning a Website
• Create KWL Chart for Digital Camera Functions

Visual Literacy (30)

•  Clarify Visual Literacy   http://resources.emints.org/modresources/links/digcamera.shtml
•  Read Visual Literacy section of participant module
•  What makes a person visually literate?  Why is visual literacy important?
•   Visual Literacy Powerpoint

Digital Camera Functions and "Say Cheese"  (30)

iPhoto (30)

•  Yotophoto  http://yotophoto.com
•  Mogue File   http://www.morguefile.com/
•  Stock.xchng    http://www.sxc.hu/
•  FreeFoto   http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp
•  Cool Archive  http://coolarchive.com/
•  Clipart Resources for Teachers  http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/clipart.htm

Editing and Manipulating Images (30)

Visual Interpretation (30)

•  Children's Inspirational Poetry
    http://www.dreampad.org/anthology.htm
•  Yahooligan's Children's Poetry Links
    http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/school_bell/language_arts/poetry
•  Weed's Anthology of Favorite Poems
    http://www.wussu.com/poems/
•  Poet's Corner
    http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/


Management Strategies for Student Use of Digital Cameras and Using Digital Images in Practice (20)

Closing (10)