Digital+Cameras

Digital Cameras can be very useful in the classroom. After reading all of these different articles, I learned quite a bit of new things. I didn't know that more megapixels don't make better pictures. I knew what a megapixel was ,but I had no idea that less was better if you wanted to have better photos. One thing that I really liked and would use in my classroom was having the students photos be on there nametags so that you can learn their name while also remembering what they look like. I personally have difficulties remembering names, but I can remember faces so the nametags with pictures on them would help me a lot. The kind of camera I would pick to use in my classroom would be a Canon Rebel EOS because my family has that digital camera and it works really well for all different types of photos. Since my family has that camera, and I have used it multiple times, it will make it easier for me to teach my students how to use it. With the Canon Rebel EOS it is great at taking sports or fast moving photos because it processes the pictures really fast. Another bonus is if you buy different lenses you can take a lot of different photos. This camera is really easy to use and takes great photos so that is why I would use it in my classroom. There are tons of different ways that students are using digital cameras. Having students take photos helps for them to learn in a visual way instead of just verbal or other kinds. Students can learn responsibility from having to take care of the classroom digital camera. Students use digital cameras for class projects, writing assignments, the teacher could have them bring in pictures of their families or things they like to do, they can take pictures while on class field trips and that is just the beginning of all of the different ways to use digital cameras. I found a website that gave lesson plans for teachers to use that incorporated using a digital camera. The website is called [|Using Digital Cameras in the Classroom]. Ten ways that I would use digital cameras in my classroom:
 * Digital Cameras **
 * Book Reports
 * use pictures as writing prompts
 * students can bring in pictures of their pets or families to share with the class
 * have a birthday book and take pictures of the students on their birthday
 * take pictures for class awards
 * use pictures for a class scavenger hunt
 * take close up photos and have students guess what they are
 * take pictures of the students and put them on their [|name tags]
 * take pictures on class field trips
 * ======take pictures to use in a class book ======

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