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Extra Assignments for Digital Photography Class
Online Component - article blogs
Basic facts
***Digital camera controls - from Kodak's Web site;
includes picture quality settings, optical and digital zoom, picture taking
modes and more.
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=2/3/38/6368/333&pq-locale=en_US
Great short video clips relating to all aspects of using digital cameras - from Learnit.org
http://nortellearnit.org/technology/Imaging/
Adobe Digital Kids Club - a great Web site with lots and lots of information.
Includes tutorials, photo composition tips, lesson plan ideas and more.
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids
Digital Cameras - a beginners guide
http://www.photo.net/digital/cameras/basics/
FAQ about Digital Cameras
http://www.dcresource.com/faq/faq.html#photoprinters
Digital Camera Characteristics - resolution, storage, connectivity, exposure,
zoom and more
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/route/usetech/digitalcamera/
Kathy Schrock's Tech Quest
http://kathyschrock.net/creativeclassroom/cameras2.htm
This Web site from Vivid Light contains a
series of 10 lessons on digital photography by Frank Phillips. Lesson 2 is
titled "understanding resolution" and it explains resolution in simple terms.
http://www.vividlight.com/articles/3116.htm
Digital Photography - lots of good information.
http://dp.apte.com/dp/index.cfm
ShortCourses - A wonderful digital photography resource site.
http://www.shortcourses.com
Digital Photography
Articles of General Interest
http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/index.htm#site_index
Rule of Thirds - this Web site explains the rule of thirds.
http://www.aea1.k12.ia.us/lois/ruleofthirds.html
Understanding Digital Image Resolution
http://marketing.ofoto.com/focus/0402/photo_tips_landing/PhotoTips_Resolution.html
ISO - a good explanation of ISO
http://www.photoxels.com/tutorial_iso.html
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Composition
***Taking
Great Pictures - Kodak's Web site
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=2/3/38&pq-locale=en_US
Seeing Creative Images
http://www.shortcourses.com/using/explore/chapter9.htm
****Better Photographic Composition - article
http://photoinf.com/General/KODAK/guidelines_for_better_photographic_composition.html
Photo Tips - "Beyond Auto" - for the Advanced Photographer -
How to use your camera to produce stunning outdoor effects. (This site is off
of the Ofoto Web site)
http://marketing.ofoto.com/focus/0406/Advanced_Tips.html
Tedd Long - beautiful examples of good photography
http://www.teddlongphotography.com
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Purchasing a digital camera
Latest digital camera previews
http://www.dpreview.com/
Getting Candid about Cameras - by Matt Villano - Good article about purchasing
a camera for classroom use.
http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163100351
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Using a digital camera in the classroom
Checklist of Ohio Academic Content Standards - ILILE - The Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education
http://www.ilile.org
STANDARDS - Ohio Academic
Content Standards which includes the technology standards. Click on the subject
under academic content standards. Some completed while others are not. To view
the standards you must download the Adobe Acrobat file.
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/academic_content_standards/
STANDARDS - NETS National
Educational Technology Standards for Students - from ISTE
http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_stands.html
Lesson Plan Example - "ABC Slideshow"- created by Paul Reinhart, Ohio Technology
Teacher of the Year
http://www.bgcs.k12.oh.us/reinhart/projects/abc99/abcles99.html
Lesson Plan Example - "Magnet ABC Slideshow" - created by Paul Reinhart, Ohio Technology Teacher of the Year.
http://www.bgcs.k12.oh.us/reinhart/projects/magabc1/magles1.html
Kodak's
archive of lesson plans and teaching guides. Geared toward pre-K - high education.
Includes lessons that blend photography into various curricular areas.
http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/digital/dlc/plus/chapter5/lessonPlans.shtml
Kodak's Digital Kid's Club - lessons and activities
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/lessons/main.html
1001 uses for a digital camera - geared toward educators
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ucfcasio/qvuses.htm
Digital Storytelling
http://itt.resa.net/ja/macul06.html
Using Digital Cameras in the Classroom - Wacona Elementary School, GA
http://www.wacona.com/digicam/digicam.html
The Digital Camera in Education
http://www.drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/
High Speed Visual Imaging
- Great site that shows
how to use digital cameras for speed experimentation
http://www.hiviz.com/
Ideas for Using Digital Cameras in Early Learning Classroom - Gail Lovely's Website
http://www.gaillovely.com/resources/cameras.htm
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Online developing & storage
Ourmedia - developed through a collaboratie, open source
approach as a way for people who create photos, video, music and audio clips
to store their stuff for free, as along as they are willing to share their works
with a global audience.
http://www.ourmedia.org
Kodak Gallery - I use this and it is excellent. I have pictures
stored there for 3 years.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/Welcome.jsp
Shutterfly - get 15 free prints for signing up. I have used this also and
found it to be good.
http://www.shutterfly.com/
ClubPhoto
http://www.clubphoto.com/
YorkPhoto
http://www.yorkphoto.com/
Digital Photography
Contest Winners
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=174910624
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Other good links
Directions to create Photo Albums in PowerPoint
Photo Story by
Microsoft - a free program that allows you to easily create slide shows with
music, narration and text.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
Voicethread - a free and easy way to create an online slideshow allowing you to add voice and/or text. Works for both Mac & PC
http://voicethread.com
BubbleShare - an easy free Web 2.0 tools that allows you to post pictures and create a slideshow adding voice and text.
http://www.bubbleshare.com
Kodak EasyShare Camera C643 User's Guide
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/products/ekn031209.jhtml?pq-path=8832
Online Owners
Manuals - a good list of many camera manuals for download.
http://www.henrys.com/manuals/
Hamilton Museum of Art sponsored by Hamilton Electronics
has some good information about digital images. Includes photography contests
for students.
http://www.hamiltonelectronics.com/HMA/default.asp
CD Printing, from Sharpie to High-End Color
http://www.roxio.com/en/support/discs/discprinting.html
Photo Arts Club of Toledo
This site contains information about the club, as well as club
activities. It also includes examples of club member's work and excellent links
to information about photography in general.
http://toledophotoartsclub.com/
Kodak Easy Share Software - Free download
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=130/2705&pq-locale=en_US
Microsoft Templates
Template Gallery: (for Windows only)
This Microsoft Website contains many templates where you can insert your own
pictures. Included are ones for cards, newletters, calendars, gift tag,
etc.
http://www.officeupdate.microsoft.com/templategallery/
Article "Coming to Terms with DPI, PPI and Size" by Mike chaney - a monthly column in Steve's DigiCams
http://www.steves-digicams.com/techcorner/January_2005.html
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Photo Editing Software
***Picasa
- a free photo editing tool from Google. Easy to use and includes a Web component
that allows you to share photos on the Web. For an easy to follow tutorial click
on the "to learn more" link toward the bottom of the screen.
http://www.google.com/educators/p_picasa.htmlDonna's Picasa Web albums
- feel free to leave a comment.
NEW Paint.net
This is an excellent photo manipulation software that works similar to Photoshop. It is easy to download and it is free. It works with layers like Photoshop does.
http://www.getpaint.net/
Tuxpaint - A free and simple paint and drawing program for children ages 3-12 that is similar to Kid Pix.
http://tuxpaint.org
NEW Photoshop Express (Beta)
Web-based photo editing and sharing site by Adobe that is compatable with mac or PC. Includes a simple set of point-and-click controls for removing "red eye," cropping, adjusting the brightness and color saturation and a few other functions.
https://www.photoshop.com/express/index.html
GIMP - Gimp is a free open source software that is similar to Photoshop.
http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
Donna's tutorials for using Gimp
Kodak EasyShare
Software - Free photoediting software from Kodak.
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=130&pq-locale=en_US
irfanview - a free editing tool for PCs. Allows you to save as many different file types, and also included a cloning tool.
http://www.irfanview.com