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Rock On
Fourth graders create a powerpint presentation to inform their classmates about a selected type of rock. Students are divided into groups to research a particular type of rock. Each group researches their topic using traditional and...
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My Wilderness Adventure
Young scholars use a story starter and given questions to continue their adventure. They use the Internet and books to research about winter survival skills, how to find food, water and shelter in the snowy mountains and discover...
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Black Hawk and the Black Hawk Trail
Fourth graders investigate the American Indian tribe of Black Hawk and its trail. They use computers and a variety of technology resources to find information and put together a multimedia presentation. The end result is a storyboard...
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Lessons from a Holocaust Survivor
Students investigate the life of a prisoner in the concentration camps of WWII during the Holocaust by performing research. The lesson helps students to "put a face" on prisoners of the concentration camps.
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Write to Read
Students discover how to write to improve their reading skills. In groups, they take pictures of a variety of school events and compile them into a PowerPoint presentation. To end the lesson, they add a narration to the slides and share...
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The Digital Cat-A Purrfect Solution!
Students explore anatomy through digital photography. For this digital art lesson, students create a portfolio of various animals and label the structures of each.
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Effective Letter Writing
Learners explore letter writing. For this persuasive writing lesson, students write a letter to a local organization based on a topic of their choice. Learners employ the correct letter writing procedure as outlined in the checklist...
Other
Peachpit: Photoship Tips for Photographers
Great techniques for fixing a wide range of common photo image problems with Photoshop tools.
University of California
Knight Digital Media Center: Photoshop
Learn Photoshop editing in this tutorial designed by graduate students from Cal State Berkeley.
Other
Photo Funia: Effects
If you're looking for a quick and professional picture effects online service, then PhotoFunia is the cite you've been looking for. This collection includes over 600 effects.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Image Editing 101
In this tutorial, get tips on editing images so your photos look their best.
Other
Photonhead: Photographic Concepts and Tips
Photonhead is complete with a beginners guide to photography (covering the camera itself, camera modes, film speeds, and more), a digital camera buying guide, photography tips, a SimCam, and information on photo editing.
Google
Picasa
Picasa is free software download from Google that helps you to share and manage your photos. What distinguishes Picasa from other web-based photo sharing services is that it enables you to edit and add effects to your photos. Currently...
Other
Photo Captions and Cutlines
This site takes a detailed look at the importance of cutlines and captions. It makes a distinction, too, between the two terms. Explains how readers use news photographs and offers a checklist of information to include in captions and...
NASA
Nasa: How to Make Your Own Eye Popping 3 D Pictures
Anyone with a digital camera, photo-editing software, and a pair of floppy 3-D glasses can make 3-D pictures out of their photographs by following these instructions.
Other
Pictures of the Year
For over 63 years POI has offered photographers to submit their images to be judged on an international level. It also provides an archive of incredible images for all to see.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tricks of the Trade
This document shows you how to capture and edit still images from a video segment, using either a PC or a Macintosh computer.
ACT360 Media
Act Den: Speed Freak Lesson Plan
Use Paint Shop Pro to "Experiment with the deformations and effects so it looks as if an object in the photo is in motion." There are many interesting filters and effects that can be used to edit images to produce cool photo features.
University of California
Knight Digital Resource Center: Standups and Voice Overs
Creating voice over for video or still photo work is covered in detail in this resource. Learn all of the tricks in creating effective voice overs.
Other
Photoshop Tutorials
Here is another great site to gain more insight into using Photoshop by using his tutorials.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Digital Photography: Module 1: Past/present [Pdf]
In this first module of a course on Digital Photography, students learn about the history of photography, different styles and movements, photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries, tools photographers use for expression, and how...
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Blanca Romero Holds Up a Photo of Her 25 Year Old Son Wilmer.
NPR's Morning Edition chronicles the plight of Latino migrants who attempt to cross the border into the United States.
Other
Photoshop User Tv
Get the latest insider Adobe Photoshop and digital photography news from the Photoshop Guys themselves; Scott Kelby, Dave Cross, and Matt Kloskowski of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP).You'll get a quick look at...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Statue of Liberty
These lesson plans explore the symbolism behind the Statue of Liberty and include links to close-up photos of the statue. The final lesson guides students in exploring symbols on their own and determining their meaning.