iPhoto - Classroom Ideas

Proud Americans - Lesson idea from Apple

Sample Lessons and Activities

Can you tell at what time of day a photo was taken by examining the shadows in the photographs?

iLife in the Classroom - Apple web siten that contains lessons by content area.

1001 Uses for a Digital Camera
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ucfcasio/qvuses.htm

Digital Camera in education
http://www.drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/

Digital Cameras Enhance Education–Promote Visual Literacy in the classroom!
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cumulus/digcam.htm

Fun with Photos – Tech tips and activities for beginning students
http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/funphotos/

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/gadgets.html

The Learning Page…especially for teachers from American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html

National Math Trail: ideas for integrating digital images with mathematics activities
http://www.nationalmathtrail.org/

Using Digital Cameras in the Classroom – addresses concerns such as privacy and students’ handling valuable equipment
http://www.wacona.com/digicam/digicam.html

Introduction to iPhoto 5

Sources of Photographs

American Memory Collection – from the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html

Pics4Learning - A copyright-friendly for teachers and students. After each picture there is a bibliography that the students should use to give credit.

AP Photo File – the largest digital archive online. Photos from pre-Civil War to today.
http://accuweather.ap.org/cgi-bin/aplaunch.pl

BUBL Links to Photographs
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/p/photographs.htm
 
Free clipart, art illustrations and photographs.
http://www.classroomclipart.com/

Tutorials

Free Photography How_To Guides and Tutorials at Cameratown.com

Sites mostly from:
 ED 598 Digital Photography and Visual Literacy for Educators