Credit Hours: One
Prerequisites: None
Session: Winter 2003
Date & Time: Saturday, April 26,
Location:
Attendance: Attendance is mandatory.
Instructor: Michael Mann, teacherz@cox.net, (480) 423-1735
Course Description:
Learn to use Digital Camera
technology to create presentations for your classroom. Students must bring
their own Digital Camera.
Course Materials:
Digital camera and manual
Course Objective:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to take pictures with the digital camera, download them into the computer, modify them and use them with other applications.
Course Methods and Procedures:
Students will be guided through a variety of hands-on activities that will give them the skills necessary to use a digital camera and the photographs taken with one. To complete the credit hour, students will practice taking photos and printing them in different application programs.
Course Outline:
Getting StartedIdentifying the parts Formatting a disk Basic operations: playback and recording Advanced operationsHow to change menu settings Various recordings Various playbacks Editing |
Simple troubleshootingUsing photos in the computerDownloading photos Editing photos Saving photos to a file Retrieving saved photos Ideas using digital photos in the classroomEdit digital photos and graphics using Microsoft Image Composer and Microsoft Word. |
Evaluation/Outside Project:
Students will be graded on
completion of all in-class practice activities and completion of 7 hours out of
class practice activities. The outside project is a requirement described on
page 7 of the
Student Handbook:
Students should refer to the Ottawa University Handbook for all University regulations.
Disclaimer:
Course content and schedule may vary from this outline to meet the needs of a particular group of students. The instructor will explain the rationale for any variance as it occurs.