Projects for Digital Cameras for the Classroom
 

For one credit hour you must complete one of the following projects in class.
For 2 credit hours you must complete one of the following projects in class and 12 additional hours of outside practice.
For three credit hours you must complete two of the following projects or two versions of the same project and 12 additional hours of outside practice.
 

1. A useful PowerPoint presentation for your classroom that has:

• At least 3 photos taken with a digital camera or downloaded from the Internet that have been altered/formatted for your project using
• Adobe Photoshop Elements.
• At 4 least graphics created specifically for your project using Office applications or Adobe Photoshop Elements.
• At least 3 samples of Word Art created specifically for your project.
• At least 1 animated gif created using Adobe Photoshop Elements
  
  
  Example PowerPoint Presentation
   

2. A series of 6 useful documents created using Microsoft Word that contain:.

• At least 3 photos taken with a digital camera or downloaded from the Internet that have been altered/formatted for your project using
• Adobe Photoshop Elements.
• At 4 least graphics created specifically for your project using Office applications or Adobe Photoshop Elements.
• At least 3 samples of Word Art created specifically for your project.
• At least 1 animated gif created using Adobe Photoshop Elements

 
Grading for project:
A project that includes all 10 of the abovementioned graphics and is useful in your classroom will receive a grade of A.
 
Lesser quality projects will be graded using the following scale:
90%-100% = A
80%-89% = B
70%-79% = C
60%-69% = D
0%-59% = F
 

Course Resources

1. Digital Camera Page
2. Directions for using the Sony Mavica - The Hohokam school camera.
3. Kodak Picture Center - Get your digital photos developed online.
4. Google - this is the best place to search for info on anything.
5. Imaging Resource Web Site - looking for help selecting a digital camera. This is a great place to start.
6. Web Photo School - If you want to take professional photos, check out these free lessons.
7. Digital vs. Optical Zoom
8. Adobe Photoshop Elements - good cheap photo editing software.
9. Consumer Reports
10. From Pixels to Printing
11. How many Pixels are enough?
12. How many megapixels do I need?

13. Image Composer Information

14. In and Out of the Classroom with Front Page 2000

15. Office 2000 In and Out of Classroom Tutorial

16. How to use Microsoft Image Composer

17. Sample PowerPoint Presentations