Too Light? Too Dark? Just Right! -- Thinking Outside the Camera http://homepage.mac.com/charlenechausis/justright.html Presenter: Charlene Chausis, Technology Trainer Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL Apple Distinguished Educator 2003 Email: cchausis@district125.k12.il.us School Website: http://www6.district125.k12.il.us/staffdev/ Co-Presenter: Laura Brown, Communication Arts Teacher Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL Email: lbrown@district125.k12.il.us Website: http://www6.district125.k12.il.us/~lbrown   Presented at the IL-TCE Pre-Conference Workshop, February 27, 2007 Discover the best use of your camera's built-in features, while applying the golden rules of photo composition. Download photos into iPhoto for quick-and-easy slide shows, or Flickr-sharing on the web. Learn to enhance your digital masterpieces using basic tools in iPhoto or Photoshop Elements.   Presentation Slides from "Rediscover Your Digital Camera and Take Better Pictures"

Get to Know Your Digital Camera Revisit your camera's manual Search for your manual online! Too Light? Too Dark? Checking for Advanced Flash Features in Your Digital Camera http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3383.html Explore Examples Imaging-Resource.com Over 350 digital camera reviews, with standard test photos, sample photo galleries, detailed measurements of shutter lag, cycle time, and battery life, and complete descriptions of the top digital cameras on the market http://www.imaging-resource.com/DIGCAM01.HTM Flickr Camera Finder What types of pictures are other people taking with the same camera as you? http://www.flickr.com/cameras/ All About Flash Memory Cards http://steves-digicams.com/flash_memory.html How Digital Camera's Work http://travel.howstuffworks.com/digital-camera.htm/printable TigerDirect.com's Digital Camera Primer http://biz.tigerdirect.com/static/html/Digicam_Center.html BOOK RESOURCE: Step-by-Step Digital Photography, A Guide for Beginners by Jack and Sue Drafahl; ISBN 1-58428-141-3 $10.17 on Amazon This is a great book for those wanting to rediscover their cameras. VERY visual guide in understanding the settings on your camera.   Photo Composition -- Take Better Pictures! Kodak: Taking Great Pictures Be sure to also check out the educational topics and projects! http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=2/3/38&pq-locale=en_US Kodak: Self-teaching Guide to Taking Pictures http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/guides/ Basic Techniques http://www.digicamhelp.com/digital-photography-tips/index.htm Learn to take better pictures http://www.ulead.com/learning/dphoto14/page1.htm   How to Take Better Pictures http://www.fotofinish.com/resources/centers/photo/takingpictures.htm   Capturing a Great Digital Picture http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-82.html   BetterPhoto.com http://www.betterphoto.com/exploring/tips.asp   New York Institute of Photography http://www.nyip.com   Editing Tools Learn with Atomic Learning (AL) http://www.atomiclearning.com/photoshop_elements_4 http://www.atomiclearning.com/photoshop_elements_4_mac http://www.atomiclearning.com/iphoto_6 Learn to use iPhoto: http://www.apple.com/support/iphoto/tutorial/ Learn the Basics of Adobe Photoshop Elements/Album: http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/training/pse_course.html http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/training/pse_videos.html Adobe Photoshop Elements Users http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/ PODCAST: Photoshop Elements Killer Tips FotoFinish -- Software for Windows users http://fotofinish.com Picasa -- from Google, iPhoto-like photo management software for Windows http://www.google.com/picasa/ Toolfactory.com http://www.toolfactory.com   Thinking Outside the Camera: Digital Photography in Education Classroom ideas http://eduscapes.com/sessions/digital/index.htm Annette Lamb's website, has activities and lesson ideas for photo resources, digital cameras, scanners and more. Digital Cameras in the Classroom: Erin Llewellyn (IL-TCE 2006 Presentation) http://www.il-tce.org/present06/handouts/llewellyn.pdf Say Cheese! Using Digital Cameras in the Classroom: Judy Ryan (IL-TCE 2006 Presentation) http://www.il-tce.org/present06/handouts/ryan.pdf Adobe Digital Kids http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/lessons/ Apple Learning Interchange http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/ If I Were President Book http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=135 Ken's Index to Digital Photography Links http://www.wisemantech.com/photo/ Toolfactory.com Lesson Plan Gallery http://www.toolfactory.com/cgi-bin/gencur.py   Learn from the Masters! Rob Galbraith Digital Photography news, reviews, tutorials and discussion forums. http://www.robgalbraith.com/ Leslie Fisher Leslie Fisher gave a great presentation at NECC 2005 in Philadelphia, which inspired me to present this session. (Visit the" virtual NECC" website and watch a streaming video of her presentation: http://www.kidzonline.org/necc/agenda.html). http://www.lesliefisher.com/

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