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Stain Glass
Learners study the history of stain glass. In this stain glass instructional activity, students select an art period and research the use of glass during that time. Learners create a picture presentation of stained glass pictures from...
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Teach it to me - Seasonal Calendar
Students document the weather. In this seasons instructional activity, students study the weather, record the temperature outside and photograph what the weather conditions look like. All information gathered by the students will be made...
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Slide into Achievement
Young scholars take close-ups and people pictures, and to use lighting. They evaluate the quality of their slides as they sequenced them for the three shows.
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Creating And Using Digital Imagery
Students in a teacher workshop experiment with using digital media in the classroom. The lessons focus around the development of comfort using digital cameras, scanners, and converting them into media presentations. The workshop also has...
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Photographs as an Artist's Tool
High schoolers learn about Eakins use of photography as a tool for painting. They apply use of photography in their own painting or drawing. They incorporate time of day, composition and positioning of human subject in their own painting...
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Culture in Atlantic Canada
Ninth graders discuss the aspects of culture and what makes them unique. In small groups, 9th graders use digital cameras to take photos. Groups use their pictures to create a PowerPoint presentation storyboard of their culture.
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Satellite Eyes
Learners explore the ways in which satellite images provide details of the Earth's surface and how they are capable of taking digital images of the Earth from space they vary in resolution and breadth. They view how cameras and lenses...
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Architecture: The Badge of Identity for Our Society
Students prepare a "camera's-eye" view of the local architecture and then analyze their findings from an historical perspective.
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Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?
Eighth graders study the basics of photography and practiced five different modes of writing, required seven photos.
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Famous Americans Book Project
Students use digital cameras to record their second grade buddies performance of reading their famous American biographies. They retrieve digital pictures and insert them into the biography of their famous American. They print the...
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Symmetry In Nature
Pupils investigate the symmetry that is found in nature. They view shapes and patterns in nature while looking at images. Students look for tessellations while obtaining photographs with a digital camera. The information is used for...
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Using HyperStudio to present a biography
Students read a biography, present the six focus statements (areas of information) onto a 3-D box, photograph their box with a digital camera, and create a HyperStudio card with voice and text.
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Kindergarten Shape Books
Students, in groups, identify examples of shapes around the school site. They take digital pictures of these shapes and use them to construct a class book.
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Photo-Based Reading Projects
Students practice using a digital camera and identify the various parts. As a class, they review recent vocabulary and signs used in their community. In groups, they take pictures of various items and write complete sentences describing...
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Technology as a Tool of Science
Students monitor streams, take stream surveys, collect chemical and macro-invertebrate and stream discharge data. Using a digital camera, students observe the percentage of various types of vegetation on the flood plan, riparian area and...
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Wanted: New Authors!
Eighth graders write a short autobiographical sketch and produce an author page to be used throughout the year with their writing. They take digital camera photos and produce a PowerPoint slide show with their photos and information.
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Create Your Own Photoessay
Students create a photoessay that describes an aspect of the community in which they live. They participate in a photography clinic and then use digital cameras to visually document their community.They also create a narrative writing...
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Amazing Artists
High schoolers examine how social and cultural factors affect artists. In small groups they select a specific artist, and conduct research. Students then use a digital camera and digital video camera to create a mini-movie about their...
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Dental Health
Students watch a presentation about how cavities are formed, view a dentist office on the Internet. Students make a class book about teeth after taking digital pictures of teeth.
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Henry David Thoreau
Students explore the life and philosophy of Henry David Thoreau. Students watch a slide show on Henry David Thoreau. They visit a quiet, tranquil location and observe nature. After reading and discussing Thoreau's works, students create...
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Still Movement
Students explore constant motion. Using photography equipment and a dark room, students develop photographs that depict motion. Students demonstrate the proper use of photograph equipment.
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Windows of Wisconsin (History)
Fourth graders research the history of Wisconsin. They explore Wisconsin's culture, sovereignty and environment. Using multiple computer technology resources (computer, scanner, camera, internet), 4th graders develop a book on the...
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Roman art- Triumphal Teacher
Sixth graders are introduced to the purpose and design elements of the triumphal arch. They utilize digital media (camera and computer) to create a triumphal arch design that highlights their " triumphs" in life. Students save their...
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Geometry Scavenger Hunt
Students use the digital camera, identify geometric shapes (in nature as well as man-made), and gain a better understanding of geometric vocabulary. They search for and recognize geometric shapes in unusual settings