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Larry: The information you have chose is a great way to get hands on experience a classroom. I think it will lead you to many other ways of using technology in your classroom/department. Such as the document camera. My teammates and I purchased a digital camera at the end of last school year. We are excited about the possibilities and the positive influences the camera can have on our students.
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I found an article that supports research based uses of a digital camera in the classroom. The article: //Increasing Visual Literacy Skills with Digital Imagery: Successful Models for Using a Set of Digital Cameras in a College of Education//, By: Wilhelm, Lance, T.H.E. Journal, 20050201, Vol. 32, Issue 7 The article supports the fact that kids need to have visual communication strategies and visual literacy skills to be successful in the job marketplace (Roblyer and Edwards, 2000).

I am looking forward to having students take pictures of experiments in the classroom. The students can then discuss the steps of an experiment and explain the process to others. The students have a higher interest in activities with the use of digital cameras. They can also imput pictures into documents or reports. I will start 'a day in the life' bulliten board in which students take the camera with them for a day, take pictures of what their life is like, and display the pics on a bullien board. Another idea is to take pictures of projects and field trips to include in the student portfolio.