DIGITAL CAMERA ACTIVITIES IN THE ESL CLASSROOM By Cherita Stevens, M.A. ESL Instructor Garden Grove

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DIGITAL CAMERA ACTIVITIES IN THE ESL
CLASSROOMByCherita Stevens, M.A.ESL
InstructorGarden Grove Adult Education

• CATESOL2005
• Long Beach Convention Center
• March 4, 2005

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Ten Projects You Can Use Immediately

• If you already have a digital camera-
• And even some for those who dont.

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What This Workshop Will Cover

• Whats so special about the Digital Camera?
• Where can I learn the Digital Camera?
• How can I use a Digital Camera with my students?
• Ten Projects to use with your students

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Whats So Special about Digital Cameras?

• No film to buy or get developed.
• Pictures are recorded on a computer chip inside
  of a small plastic case (memory stick).
• Pictures can then be printed and stored on a
  computer hard disk. There are no negatives to
  lose.
• View and print your own pictures immediately or
  take them to a photo shop or kiosk for printing.

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How Can I learn Digital Photography?

• Get an inexpensive digital camera, look at the
  instruction guide and start taking some pictures.
• Take a class in Digital Camera to develop skill
• - Adult Schools/Camera Stores
• - Community College, Photography Dept

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ONLINE LEARNING

• SONY MAVICA INSTRUCTIONS
• http//hms.d70.k12.il.us/checkout/instruc.html
  
• DIGITAL IMAGERY IN EDUCATION
• Steve Bailey, Barstow Teacher
• www.barstow.k12.ca.us/bhs/faculty/bailey
• UNDERSTANDING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA
• www.media rights.org/news/article

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BASIC CAMERA STUFF

• Viewfinder
• Exposure button find it
• Lens Cap must be off
• Battery must be charged up
• Memory stick must be in the camera
• Learn the settings for indoor, and outdoor.

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A FEW TIPS

• Exposure press and hold until the green light
  flashes.
• Center the subject or slightly left of center.
• Hold the camera steady, elbows in.
• Check the light at the location of your subject,
  not where you are standing with the camera.

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CAMERA HAZARDS

• Moisture and also rainstorms.
• Heat do not leave your camera in the car.
• Hot buttered popcorn is not good.
• Smudgy fingerprints on the lens.
• Do not store your camera in the kitchen or in
  your cosmetic bag.

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HOW CAN I USE THE DIGITAL CAMERA WITH MY STUDENTS?

• TEN PROJECTS YOU CAN USE IMMEDIATELY.
• Place cards
• Bulletin Board Favorite Foods
• Picture Story
• Picture Story using the PC
• Class Project in Storyboard Form
• Group Project share with the class
• PowerPoint Stories and Pictures
• Field Trip Pictures write captions and display
  around the room
• My Family and My Story sample Powerpoint
  presentations
• Make a Greeting Card with your picture on it.

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1. MAKE PLACE CARDS

• Write your students names on cardstock (8x11)
• folded in half to stand on the table.
• Take pictures of your students Digital or SLR.
• Paste the picture on the opposite side of the
  students name.
• Have the students practice introducing themselves
  and other students in the class.
• Students can pick up their cards when they enter.

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2. Favorite Foods Bulletin Board

• Take each students picture and view them on a TV
  monitor of LCD projector. Ask the students to
  write down their names and their favorites foods.
  Print the students names and favorite food
  under the picture, using a felt marker. At the
  top of the bulletin board, make a title,
  FAVORITE FOODS. Arrange the pictures to fill
  the bulletin board.

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And just how am I supposed to do that?

• Heres how to do it
• Take the photos
• Connect AV cable to both the camera and the PC
• Open Memory stick on the PC
• Print pictures at the top center of a plain sheet
  of paper.
• Students write their names and Favorite Food
  below their photo.
• You make the Title Favorite Foods and arrange
  the papers on the bulletin board.

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Heres what you need to do Favorite Foods

• Get your supplies together
• digital camera, fully charged battery
• a-v cable
• TV with red, yellow and white jacks
• PC with a-v connection (USB)
• Printer, printer paper, felt markers
• Install the disk that comes with your
  camera.

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Heres exactly how to do it

• Camera demo
• Install the software on your PC
• Connect the av cable to camera and PC
• Select Memory Stick to see your pictures. Its
  like another drive under Desktop.
• Print or Save.

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3. Picture and A Story

• Print the students pictures and ask them to
  write a paragraph or a poem.
• The compositions can be typed in Word or
  handwritten.
• Paste the poem or paragraph under the picture.
• Display work around the room.

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4. Picture/Story by Computer

• Copy the pictures to the Hard Drive of your PC.
• Insert the picture on a Word document.
• Let the students type stories and paragraphs
  under the picture and Save to the Hard Disk.
• Edit, Print and Save for a Portfolio.

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5. Class Project in Storyboard Form

• Take pictures of each phase of the project.
• Make a Storyboard putting the pictures in order.
• Have the students write captions for each
  picture. Let the class choose which caption
  should go with each picture.
• Put the pictures in order on the Bulletin
• Board.

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6. Group Projects

• Take a picture of each team doing their project.
• Print the pictures and let the teams make a
  display of the pictures and write a description
  of how they did their project.
• Display the story under the pictures.

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7. PowerPoint Stories and Pictures

• Embed graphic images into a Powerpoint
  presentation for a slide show of your students
  work.
• Insert photos or clip art to illustrate the
  students story.
• Limit the slides to 5 or 6 for the first project.

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8. Field Trip Pictures

• Take pictures of a field trip or school activity.
  Let the students write captions for each
  picture. Make a bulletin board display or a
  PowerPoint presentation for the class to enjoy.
  Print and display along with materials or reports
  from the trip.

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9. My Family Project

• Bring snapshots of family pictures. Mount them
  on tagboard. Take digital pictures, print and
  display. If you have computers in your room, the
  students can create a Word document and add
  information about their families at the bottom of
  the page.

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My Story by Computer

• Help the students write about 5/6 slides about
  their childhood, schooling, job and coming to
  America. Use PowerPoint and put just one or two
  sentences per slide.
• Have the students bring pictures of themselves,
  or take pictures of them. Insert the pictures
  into the Powerpoint presentation. Students can
  present their own show for the whole class.

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10. Greeting Card

• Transfer student pictures into a greeting card by
  using Microsoft Publisher.
• Have the students create a personalized greeting
  card with their own greeting.
• Insert their own pictures into the card instead
  of the clip art image.

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CONCLUSION

• QUESTIONS? SUCCESS STORIES?
• THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING.
• I can be contacted at
• Chapman Education Center Rm 28 - Nights
• Home 714-289-8027, or by e-mail
  cheri1066_at_msn.com