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Week 5 - Keyboarding - Digital Camera

Digital Camera

Uses computerized data instead of film to produce images (photographs) which are downloaded to a computer and can then be printed, transmitted through email, uploaded to a website, used as a desktop background, included in a word processing document, etc., etc.

The school digital camera uses a memory card which can store up to 250 images before having to download the information to a computer. Wouldn't that be nice to have on your next vacation.

Although good quality digital cameras can be quite expensive ($350-$800), you NEVER have to buy film or pay processing fees--so they do eventually pay for themselves. Another bonus is that you don't pay to process bad photos, badly composed pictures, or disappointing shots -- like that fabulous Hawaiian sunset which shows up on film as a tiny bright spot lost in murky clouds. If you're not pleased with a certain shot, you just delete it, and it hasn't cost you a penny.

Using software (included with the digital camera) you can even 'doctor up' your photo; improve the quality--darken, lighten, refocus, enhance colors....,crop it, include captions, change the size, draw mustaches on teachers, etc., etc. And after you get it absolutely perfect you can use special photo printer cartridges and paper which allow you to print out professional quality photographs.

Our 8th grade webmasters have had a ball taking photos around school. Notice on our homepage there's a picture of the statue of The Blessed Mother in front of school. We also publish photos of teachers and school activities on the website. If you visit the lab you'll see that we're in the process putting a group picture of each class on the desktop screens of our computers. Eventually, we hope to use the digital camera so that students can include their oown photos in multimedia presentations.
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Hands On: Learn2type for Kids Typing Test at
http://kids.learn2type.com/TypingTest

 

Teacher: Campanella Week of October 30, 2005 (seehttp://www.stphilipneri.org/teacher/ccampanella/content.php?type=1&id=38)

Grade: 4 - 7 Subject: Computer

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

OBJECTIVE/TOPIC:

1. To inform students of the availabilty and uses of digital photograhic technology

 La. Performance Indicator 1. Technology Communication Tools: Use a variety of developmentally appropriate resources and productivity tools (e.g., logical thinking programs, writing and graphic tools, digital cameras, graphing software) for communication, presentation, and illustration of thoughts, ideas, and stories (e.g., signs, posters, banners, charts, journals, newsletters, and multimedia presentation.) (1,3,4) 


2. To practice keyboard skills using an online testing tool.

 La. Performance Indicator #  # 6. Basic Operations and Concepts: Identify, explain, and effectively use input, output and storage devices of computers and other technologies (e.g., keyboard, mouse, scanner, adaptive devices, monitor, printer floppy disk, hard drive). (5,6) 


PROCEDURE:

1. Lecture -- 'Password and Internet Safety

2. Lecture -- 'Using keyboard tutorials

3. Hands on -- Software programs: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, Jump Start Typing, Typing Tutor.


HOMEWORK:

NA


GROUPING:  _X_ I

____SM

____W

_X_ CL

ASSESSMENT: X -- IO

_X_PB

___PP

TECHNOLOGY _X_

 


OBJECTIVE/TOPIC:
NA

PROCEDURE:
NA

HOMEWORK:
NA

 

 

 

 

OBJECTIVE/TOPIC:
Same as Monday

PROCEDURE:
Same as Monday

HOMEWORK:
NA

GROUPING:
Same as Monday

TECHNOLOGY _X_



OBJECTIVE/TOPIC:
Same as Monday

PROCEDURE:
Same as Monday

HOMEWORK:
NA

GROUPING:
Same as Monday

TECHNOLOGY _X_

 

OBJECTIVE/TOPIC:
Same as Monday

PROCEDURE:
Same as Monday

HOMEWORK:
NA

GROUPING:
Same as Monday

TECHNOLOGY _X_

 

Grouping: I = Independent; SM = Small Group; W = Whole Group; CL = Cooperative Learning

Assessment: IO = Informal Observation; PB = Performance Based; PP = Paper and Pencil


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