Award Winning Digital Photography Projects for the Classroom Teacher's Edition

Grades 6 & up Step-by-step instructions for doing great things with your pictures. Here are 64 award winning ideas and projects for using digital photography and digital imaging in the classroom. Some of these are productivity ideas; others are curriculum-based projects. None of the projects described here require expensive camera equipment or difficult techniques. Each project includes a student worksheet written for students to use. There are tips on how to take better pictures in a chapter after the worksheets. The last chapter includes tips on how to import your pictures into the computer and insert them into various programs, such as PowerPoint™, iMovie™, or a Web page. The step-by-step instructions will work with a variety of software, but we have focused on instructions for using Adobe Photoshop Elements™. Includes: * Student projects - (Student books are available with a site license purchase) * Teacher lesson plans * Picture making tips * Working with digital image files * Camera managment tips * Classroom and project management tips * Useful resources and Web links * Standards addressed by the projects Projects include: * The Week That Was * Which is the Fake * Music Into Pictures * Story Starters * Stop Motion Photography * Politics and Pictures * Fractions Photos * Illustrating Emotions

Dr. Abrams is professor of Educational Technology and director of the Applied Multimedia program at Southern Oregon University, where he has taught for 25 years. He regularly speaks at conferences across the country. Dr. Abrams is the author of the best-selling book Learn Photoshop Elements in a Day as well as a series of Learn Dreamweaver in a Day, Learn Apple iMovie HD in a Day, and Award Winning Digital Video Projects. He has over 25 years of experience in making technology accessible to teachers. His presentations at NECC, TCEA, FETC, CUE, and NCCE have drawn capacity crowds for several years. Dr. Arnie Abrams