Digital Cameras in the Classroom

Digital Cameras are: / Immediate / Students can see their pictures in seconds / Immediate / Students can see their pictures in seconds

Personal / Having your students’ pictures in their own lessons and projects is instant motivation

Easy to learn / Point and click / Can do a lot with simple, automatic features - then move on when ready / Point and click / Can do a lot with simple, automatic features - then move on when ready

Familiar / Most students are already familiar with regular/instant cameras - easy transition

Professional / It’s easy to get high quality, professional-looking results from your digital camera

Forgiving / Picture didn’t come out the way you’d hoped? / Shoot it again, on the spot / No wasted film - encourages experimentation / Picture didn’t come out the way you’d hoped? / Shoot it again, on the spot / No wasted film - encourages experimentation

Cost Effective / No film, no developing / Rechargeable batteries / Archive electronically, print only the special ones / No film, no developing / Rechargeable batteries / Archive electronically, print only the special ones Teaching with Digital Cameras by Ruth Grillo