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A Picture Speaks A Thousand
Words: Using Digital Cameras
to Enhance Teaching &
Learning
(Adapted from work by Paula
Pedersen & Helen Mongan-Rallis)
Objectives - What you should be
able to do after today’s class:
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Demonstrate specific ways to use
digital cameras to teach specific
concepts.
Describe & explain ideas for using
digital cameras & digital photos as
teaching & learning tools in your own
profession.
Practical Issues
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Why use photos?
Why digital
cameras?
What kind of
cameras?
We use Sony Mavica because:
• no software needed
• no downloading
• takes images on floppy disks
• cross platform
• .jpg format so web & PP ready
QuickTime™ and a
Photo - JPEG decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Enhancing Teaching & Learning
with Digital Photos
What you do
depends on what you
want to achieve
A Framework for Using Photos:
Using Bloom’s Taxonomy
Low level
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High level
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Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation
Knowledge & Comprehension
To teach or demonstrate
lower level thinking
Learning student names: Photos on Course Web Page.
Also print hard copy and paste on course folder
[Photo of students deleted from this slide
because of privacy issues in having this slide
posted on the web]
Photos used in online threaded discussion forum
Photos used in database of advising records
“how-to”
guidelines for
equipment use
http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/classroom/MONH108/SLIDE.HTM
Guidelines for teaching students lab procedures
http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/guides/imovie/importing.html
Teach identification
http://www.d.umn.edu/geology/coursehtmls/missrocks/intro.html
PowerPoint of Minerals
(shown in class & posted
on the web)
http://www.d.umn.edu/~pmorton/geol2300/powerpoint/color/sld002.htm
Students in Tim Roufs’
Anthro class can
download a
PowerPoint of slides
for the class. Many of
these slides show
photos Dr. Roufs took
with a digital camera
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs
/anth1602/pcweek06.html
Application & Analysis
To teach or demonstrate
middle level thinking
Preparation for
field trips
http://www.d.umn.edu/~pmorton/geol2311/field%20trip/fieldtripoct28%2C2000.html
To learn about other cultures
This can be combined with an e-mail
pal program, video-conferencing, or
web-based discussion board
between groups of students
from different cultural groups.
Student from each site take
digital photos and e-mail these
or post on web site for others
to see.
“Here is a photo which shows Tina
facilitating the children rechecking
their heights. This was a very natural
outgrowth of the children's interests
and did not disrupt the group.”
http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/STEP/TinasObservation/ObservationOneTL.html
Students take
photographs at
to illustrate
concepts learned
in the class.
In observation
log they analyze
the scenes.
Synthesis & Evaluation
To teach or demonstrate
higher level thinking
Senior Anthropology Seminar:
Students reflect on what they have learned and post this
on the course web site
http://www.d.umn.edu/~lbelote/srseminar/lastwords2000.html
Teaching English
electronic portfolio:
Students are
required to create
a web-based version
of their teaching
portfolios. This must
include photos & video
clips.
http://www.d.umn.edu/~lmillerc/TeachingEnglishHomePage/Portfolios/Portfolio%20Requirements.html
Example of electronic (web-based)portfolio
Use of photos or
video clips in
portfolio
http://www.d.umn.edu/~kwilliam/portfolio.htm
Photos with Students
Students take photos of each other
to show their use of different techniques
http://www.d.umn.edu/~kwilliam/student_pictures.htm
Web-based portfolio for
Art Pre-Service Teacher
This student took photos of
her senior art show & created
a virtual exhibition to show
her work
http://www.d.umn.edu/~jhummel/portfolio.html
Using Video Clips
•Teaching sign language.
•Teaching foreign language
•Demonstration of techniques (e.g. physical
education, science lab)
• Speech pathology
•Digital storytelling
Using still pictures to create videos
QuickTime™ and a
Cinepak decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Here a student used
photos she had
taken and also scanned
images to create
a video to teach about
water
(video by Rachel Barr)
Activity
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In your small groups take your digital camera
and photograph examples to illustrate your
topic.
Choose pictures that will promote greater
understanding on the concept.
As a group, plan how you will use these
pictures to teach the concept to the class.
Photo Group Assignments
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Different geometric shapes (as many
different kinds as you can find)
Teaching language: position of lips or
tongue to create different sounds
Examples of non-verbal communication
The different parts of a computer
Sharing of Photos
Show your photos. Explain how you
would use the pictures you took to
teach the concept.
Discussion
How did this activity expand your
thinking about using digital cameras for
teaching and learning?
 What ways can you think of to use
digital photos in your own teaching
context? (Sharing in 2s)
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Conclusion: Where to Now?
Select cameras that are easy to use
 Begin where you & your students are
comfortable
 Use framework to scaffold teaching
and learning (e.g. Bloom’s Taxonomy)
 Be creative! Experiment
 Just do it!
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