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I have learned that using digital photography in the classroom is a very important tool in school now. Photographs can be used for multiple learning experiences and documentation. You can keep parents informed on classroom activities by posting photos to your Wikispace, Web, or Blog. Letting the children take the photos gives them all a sense of belonging and accomplishment when they see the finished product. The world is based on technology and this gives the students training in something they will use throughout thier lives. You can create a multitude of items from digital photos; bulletins, web pages, class books, student books, newsletters, just to mention a few. @http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Snap+it+up!+Using+digital+photography+in+early+childhood.-a0140921765 @http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~toh/image/DigitalCameraUses.htm

I think inexpensive but good cameras are a need in the classroom. My pick for my Preschool or Kindergarten class would be a Samsung EC. It has a 5 optical zoom, 14 mega pixels, and 19 different picture settings. It is still an easy point and shoot camera that any child would be able to opperate. I would purchase try to purchase two of these cameras, one for the kids and one for me. You need to look at dependability and ruggedness when you are letting kids use them. They will get dropped several times. I would purchase the added memory card to make sure the kids would have plenty room for all the photos they want to take. Samsung provides very durrable products for a reasonalble price. Samsung ec-st65 photo

 Students are using digital cameras to record their school activities and work. They can find creative ways to learn and explore with taking photos. It gives them a sense of pride and accomplishment when the photos they have taken are used in the classroom.  Ways to incorporate into the curriculum. 1. Let the children take the camera home and make a photo journal of their favorite things at home. They can bring it back to class and present it. 2. Use the photos to enhance a science project. Take a picture every day to record the changes in your experiment. 3. Make a classroom book. Allow each child the opportunity to take pictures during certain activities. Add them to the class book all year long. 4. Go on a scavenger hunt in one center. Give the children certain items they must find (like shapes, numbers, letters, etc.). This is a type of documentation. 5. Build a class web page using photos taken throughout the year. 6. Assign a new "Class Photographer" each week. Capture at least 1 photo of "learning in action" to be used in the next newsletter. Have them write describing the photo. 7. When on a field trip allow the children to take some of the photos too. 8. Make a bullitin board of all the students pictures and some interesting facts about them. 9. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; vertical-align: baseline;">10.

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