"Establishing a Framework for Digital Images
in the School Curriculum" by Glen Bull and Ann Thompson
This article talked about the use of digital cameras in the classroom. In 2004, when this article was written, there was a breakthrough; more digital cameras were sold than film cameras. Now, not only could many more avenues in education be touched, but they could be affordable as well. The use of digital cameras could be used through a wide range of subjects and touch on many topics with a fresh outlook.
According to the article, there are four different frameworks for the use of digital images. The first is to acquire the images. There are many opportunities in which students can incorporate the use of digital cameras into their subject matter, for example taking pictures of certain trees to examine their species in a science class. The next framework is to analyze. Digital images are a great way to analyze a variety of things. For example, I did a project using digital images, about track homes compared to older neighborhoods. The fourth framework is to create. This is another area that the use of digital cameras would be great at addressing. Students would actually get a chance to discovery their own creativity and talents when designing a project for a class. The last framework is the communicate. Students can communicate with eachother working on projects, teachers could communicate with students at a much larger capacity.
Questions:
1.) Could this work for all schools, even those that might be underfunded?
Digital cameras are expensive and may not also be accessible to all school and all students, but it might be a good project to have for students as a special project. If there was only one camera for the entire class it could still work but students working collaboratively together.
2.) What if a student didn't feel comfortable using a camera?
There are so many different things that each individual student could do to contribute. Maybe one student is really good at taking the pictures an another is really good at editing them, and one is really good at organizing the project. I think all students would benefit from this.
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