That looks really interesting, just what I’ve been looking for. It’s good to know that there are other people thinking on the same lines. I’ve often been surprised by how kids love to take pictures, and what they take pictures of...just a great way to communicate and to fire up their imagination.
Will let you know how it goes.
Jonathan.
On 3/6/09 14:01, "Trevor Cunningham" <trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In the States, there's a program called Literacy Through Photography <http://cds.aas.duke.edu/ltp/> , out of Duke University in North Carolina, that follows a similar premise. They have a working curriculum for which they supply workshops and professional development opportunities (they even have some international extensions, I believe). I was able to get a basic outline for it some years ago. But I believe it was intended more for upper primary to early secondary levels. Regardless of design, I think this approach is a thoughtfully organic application of technology in student learning and applaud your efforts. Let me know how it works out for you.
jonathan turner wrote:
Re: Point & shoot cameras (Ed Tech perspective) Hi, just got back from a week away in Denmark, so sorry for late reply on this.
Just in case any one is interested, the school have bought some (I’m not sure how many yet) Canon A480’s, which look like good value for money. Thanks for all your help.
By the way, the reason for using photography with these kids is not really to teach them about photography but actually to use photography as a tool to improve their literacy skills... It’s a project which employs creative professionals to come into schools and help teachers deliver their curriculum using creative methods. So in this case, we have got the kids to take ‘News pictures’ and then got them to write a news paper article to go with it. And in another class (infants) they used photos to tell a fairytale story... And then write the story to go with the pictures.
It’s not so much about producing quality photos, more about inspiring them to write. Digital seems to have been a fast and effective method of doing this so far. All good fun.
Jonathan.
On 24/5/09 13:07, "Trevor Cunningham" <trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jonathan
Cost for disposables would be less too (in the short run, but how long do you intend to use them? is this budget renewed annually?), and you would have a better chance of getting parents, depending on demographics, to fund this aspect of the project if all they have to pay for is a disposable and processing a roll of 24 (or maybe the budget can handle this if renewed annually)...if you go digital, and the school has to manage the gear, then it becomes an inventory and AUP policy element and could involve annoying paperwork (depending upon how byzantine your school is).
You wrote: However, these kids are between 5-7yrs so the immediacy of digital is vital to their learning and holding their attention I think.
Emily touches on a great point with the learning curve factor. If the lesson is how to capture images digitally and upload them to a computer, then ignore me. If it's about photography, just note that having to teach a technology to facilitate a learning objective will likely amount to about 60% of your lesson with this age group, not to mention the micromanagement required to "keep it simple". I teach Primary IT right now and must stress the depreciation factor involved with this age group. Disposables have one button (usually) and one wheel, PS digi's have lots of things to break. And it doesn't matter how flash the technology is, they'll get bored in 15 minutes anyway. The only point I can see for digital, beyond getting familiar with a technology, is relevance to the world they're growing up in...and even that's a weak one.
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Do they still sell the canon a530?
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Photographer
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t: 0113 217 1275
m:07796 470573
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http://www.jonathan-turner.com
