Transcript Digital_Imagery

Digital Imagery: Cameras and
the Web
Cindy DiDonato
Create Your Own Images
•A digital camera
•A memory card of at least 1 GB
•A cable or card reader to
transfer images
5 in 1 Card Reader
USB Card Reader
Cameras
• There is a wide variety of cameras on the market.
• Most digital cameras can make movie clips.
• I own a Panasonic DMC-FX7 that serves my
needs well.
• My iPhone can take pictures.
Digital Images and the Web
• The web has an unlimited supply of images.
• Be aware of web images and copyright issues.
• Google Images Advanced Image Search:
B&W, faces , news items, type of file
• Barry’s Clipart
• MS Office Clipart
• Flickr and Flickr Toys
Flip Video Cameras
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Flip Video takes movies up to 2 hours in length
Inexpensive to buy and easy to use
40 Ways to Use Flip Video in the Classroom
DigitalWish.com is allowing teachers to order
the FLIP ultra on a buy one get one free .
• Edit Movies in Flip Share Software (comes with
camera).
Editing Your Pictures
• You can use Paint which is built in the Windows
operating system and open source’s Gimp
• You can use Picnik which is included at Flickr’s
site.
• You can use Picasa 3
• You can use Adobe Photoshop or Adobe
Photoshop Elements .
• If you upload pictures to Shutterfly or Flickr
picture sites, you can edit there.
Flickr
• It’s owned by Yahoo.
• You can join if you have or get a Yahoo email
account.
• It’s free if your only upload 100mb per
month/5mg per photo
and create 3 sets.
Pro account is $24.95 a year with unlimited
storage and unlimited sets.
Compfight : Copyright Free Images
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Search at Compfight a Flickr search tool
Type in Flowers in the search box.
Click on Creative Commons Only.
Choose a picture and click on it.
Scroll down to Additional Information and
click on Some Rights Reserved.
• Read how use the picture.
Create a Flickr Account
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Sign In with your Yahoo email address
Upload Pictures
Tag them and describe them.
Invite others to view them.
Edit them with Picnik.
FD’s Flickr Toys: Picture Cube
FD Flickr Toys: Motivator Tool
Digital Storytelling
Digital Storytelling Finds its Place in the
Classroom
Story Corps
Telling Their Stories
Creative Narrations (Boston)
Create Digital Stories:
Voicethread
50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story
Photostory 3
iMovie
Windows Moviemaker