Want to buy a digital camera for your classroom or for home? Confused by all the features and information? These sites have good information to help you make your choice. But remember that you can always ask us for advice!
Digital Camera Workshop Web Resources, Handouts and Tutorials - http://fdlrs.brevard.k12.fl.us/digicam/
Digital Reviews and News - http://www.dpreview.com/
Imaging Resource - http://www.imaging-resource.com/
Say Cheese: The Digital Photography Site - http://www.saycheese.com/
Short Courses - http://www.shortcourses.com/
CNET - http://www.cnet.com (More reviews, places to buy, and more.)
Many of you already have access to digital cameras in your classroom or school. The prices have dropped considerably in the past couple of years. The following sites are good resources for putting those cameras to use:
The Digital Camera in Education - http://drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/
Digital Cameras in the K-12 Classroom - http://www.fcae.nova.edu/~burmeist/FETC99.html
Using Digital Cameras in the Curriculum -
http://www.watertown.k12.ma.us/dept/prodev/cameras/cameras.html
Digital Cameras in Education -
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cumulus/digcam.htm
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials/graphics/digital/
The handouts and tutorials are .pdf files. These files can be read on both Mac and Windows computers. Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view .pdf files. This program can be downloaded for free from the Adobe web site - http://www.adobe.com
Digital Cameras: To Buy
or Not to Buy?
Article written by Bob Stern, Technology Training Specialist
Using a Digital Camera - This is a .pdf file.
Graphic Converter Tutorial (Mac program)
Irfanview Tutorial (Win program)- This is a .pdf file.
http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/digitalcamera.htm
http://www.carteretcountyschools.org/staffdev/howto/HowtoPhotoSlideShow.ppt
http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/%7Etechnology/Tutorials/digitalcameras.html
http://pt3.sbu.edu/TipSheets/digital_camera.htm
http://pt3.sbu.edu/TipSheets/digital_video_camera.htm
http://www.scs.k12.tn.us/technology/trpages/mmmtech2003/resources.html
http://www.unf.edu/~tcavanau/publications/fast99/applic.htm
http://www.unf.edu/~tcavanau/publications/necc/Interactive_PowerPoint.htm
http://www.hamiltonelectronics.com/HMA/default.asp
http://members.optushome.com.au/anandasim/usefuldigital.htm
Digital Images - http://www.universityofplymouthtacommunity.org/DigitalImages.pps
Choosing a camera: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,2400,00.asp
Digital photography review. Provides technical, in-depth reviews of new digital cameras: http://www.dpreview.com
Excellent source of free online advice and guidance on using digital photography: http://www.shortcourses.com/
An online digital photography community with excellent galleries, information, discussion areas etc: http://www.photo.net/
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