Capturing,+Collecting+and+Using+Photos+for+Instruction


 * Title:** Capturing, Collecting and Using Photos for Instruction
 * Presenter:** Leigh Jay Hicks
 * Room:** Poe 320 (laptops)
 * Description:** Nearly everyone has has a digital camera of some sort, but many of us don't know how to use them effectively. We will cover some basics about digital cameras and photography and use Google's Picasa to organize, edit and share photos.

=Workshop Outline=

=Resources:= = =

**Digital Cameras and Photography**

 * Using Your Digital Camera: A Guide To Great Photographs
 * Digital Cameras: A Beginner's Guide
 * Review of digital terms
 * Taking Digital Photographs
 * Digital photography tips and techniques: How to take better photos
 * Digital Photography Tutorials
 * Kodak Self-Teaching Guide to Picture-Taking (pdf)

**Google's Picasa**
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 * Features
 * Introduction Video
 * Getting Started Guide
 * Sharing Pictures Online with Picasa Web Albums

**Photography in Instruction**

 * YouthLearn's Photography Projects
 * Kodak's K-12 Lesson Plans
 * PBS Teachers' Lesson Plans
 * Adobe's Digital School Collection
 * [|HP's Using Digital Photography to Enhance Learning]
 * Every Picture Has a Story
 * National Geographic's Photo of the Day

**Misc.**

 * Creative Commons Licensing
 * PhotoK12.org