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Teaching and Learning With Digital Photography

Tips and Tools for Early Childhood Classrooms

By: Linda Good

Get hooked on digital photography as a creative instructional tool for the classroom!

This all-in-one guide shows teachers how to use digital photography successfully to assess and instruct young children. The author targets two important early childhood themes: using technology to enhance children's cognitive and social-emotional abilities, and fostering a sense of belonging in young learners. This hands-on resource includes a CD-ROM with more than 40 user-friendly forms and templates and helps educators:

Learn the basics about software, hardware, and photography
Integrate photos into PowerPoint presentations and assessment portfolios
Use digital photography effectively across the curriculum
Communicate with administrators and parents

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Grade Level: PreK-12, Elementary
ISBN: 9781412960762
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2008
Page Count: 248
Publication date: July 30, 2008

Price: $39.95

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"The incredible collection of templates in this book makes it worth every penny. I don't know how the author could have packed more pertinent information into a book."
—Carrie Carpenter, Coordinator
Deschutes Edge Charter School, Redmond, OR

"The suggestions offer many opportunities to build on and strengthen our efforts toward increasing early literacy skills and encouraging home-school connections and parent involvement."
—Sally Nault-Maurer, School Readiness Instructor
Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District, MN

Get hooked on digital photography as a creative instructional tool for the classroom!

This all-in-one guide shows teachers how to use digital photography successfully to assess and instruct young children. The author targets two important early childhood themes: using technology to enhance children's cognitive and social-emotional abilities, and fostering a sense of belonging in young learners who experience a special delight in seeing themselves and their environment in photos.

Written for early childhood educators, this comprehensive guide offers practical, theory-based ideas for using digital photos to achieve effective classroom management, nurture language and literacy skills, and promote self-esteem in preschool, kindergarten, and primary students. A hands-on resource, this book helps educators:

Learn the basics about software, hardware, and photography
Integrate photos into PowerPoint presentations and assessment portfolios
Use digital photography effectively across the curriculum
Communicate with administrators and parents through practical applications of technology

A CD-ROM containing more than 40 user-friendly forms and templates helps busy educators quickly and easily implement the strategies presented in the book.

Key features

Knowing how to use technology in the classroom is of great importance to educators right now, as children are becoming more adept at it than their teachers
A recent issue of Young Children (journal published by NAEYC) focused entirely on technology; how and when to introduce it in an educational environment is hotly debated, and this book demonstrates appropriate uses that will benefit children
Most assessments of early childhood environments, whether they are private or public, rate the use of technology in the classroom as an indicator of quality
The author has presented numerous workshops on the topic, both local and abroad, and knows what kinds of topics and questions teachers have about the use of technology
The book will be very easy to use and includes the added value of a CD of templates
It also presents information on that most crucial and neglected of topics: sharing what children learn and what happens during the day with parents

Author(s)

Linda Good

Linda Good is currently a professor of early childhood education at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she serves as the coordinator of the Early Childhood Education Program. Previous to her present position, she was an associate professor at South Dakota State University and an assistant professor at the University of South Dakota. Prior to working full time in higher education, she served many roles in the early childhood profession. She was a coordinator of early childhood family education, a long-term substitute home-based teacher for Head Start, and a teacher of young children with special needs.

Good is very involved in local, state, and regional early childhood organizations and has served as president of the South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children, been an active board member of both the South Dakota and Minnesota Associations for the Education of Young Children, and served as the Midwest council representative from both South Dakota and Minnesota with the Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children. She is affiliated with the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Association of Childhood Education International, and the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators. She presents locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. She has authored several articles and one other book. Good received her PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1990.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Part I. The Rationale for Integrating Digital Photography Into Early Childhood Education Practices

1. Rhyme and Reasons

Developmental and Instructional Theories

Looking Back/Looking Ahead

Part II. Lights, Camera, Action: Getting Started With Digital Photography in Your Classroom

2. One for the Money: Hardware, Software, and Consumables

Hardware

Software

Consummable Materials

Looking Back/Looking Ahead

3. Two for the Show: Permission to Photograph Children

Photo Release Form

Policies Related to Photos

Looking Back/Looking Ahead

4. Three to Get Ready: General Photography Tips

Preparedness

Eye-to-Eye

Background

Frequency and Familiarity

Bright Lights

Objectives

Point of View

Multiple Shots

Caution: Don't Become Paparazzi

Looking Back/Looking Ahead

5. Four to Go: Record Keeping and Organization

Record Keeping

Organization

Looking Back/Looking Ahead

6. Getting to the Point.. PowerPoint, That Is

PowerPoint: A Presentation Software Program

Looking Back/Looking Ahead

Part III. Integrating Digital Images In PreK to Primary Classrooms

7. Photos as Aids to Classroom Management

Using Photos to Manage People

Using Photos to Manage Time

Using Photos to Manage Space

Using Photos to Manage Materials

Looking Back/Looking Ahead

8. Using Photos to Promote Self-Concept, Belongingness, and Security

Using Photos to Promote Self-Concept

Using Photos to Promote Belongingness and a Sense of Community

Using Photos to Build Security

Looking Back/Looking Ahead

9. Using Photos to Promote Language and Literacy

Using Photos to Encourage Speaking

Using Photos to Build Vocabulary in a Bilingual or Multilingual Classroom

Using Photos to Encourage Listening

Using Photos to Encourage Writing

Promoting Illustrating Through the Use of Photos

Using Photos to Encourage Reading

Looking Back/Looking Ahead

10. Using Photos to Create Curriculum Materials

Using Photos in the Block Center

Using Photos in the Table Toys Center

Using Photos in the Creative Dramatics and Puppet Centers

Using Photos in the Math Center

Using Photos at the Sensory Table

Using Photos in the Science Center

Using Photos in the Cooking Center

Using Photos in the Art Center

Using Photos Dramatic Play Center

Teaching Social Studies With Photos

Using Photos for Field Trips

Using Photos for Teacher-Directed Activities

Using Photos for Gifts

Looking Back/Looking Ahead

Part IV. Using Digital Images to Communicate With Parents and Other Professionals

11. A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: Using Digital Photos to Communicate With Parents

Communicating With Parents Through Displayed Printed Photos

Communicating With Parents Through Print

Communicating With Parents Through the Internet

Communicating With Parents Through Computer Slide Shows

Looking Back/Looking Ahead

12. Picturing Growth and Development: Reporting Through Digital Images in a Photographic Portfolio

Producing a Photographic Portfolio

Creating Electronic Portfolios Using the "Portfolio" Template

Other Uses of the Electronic Portfolio

Looking Back/Looking Ahead

Part V. Other Uses for Digital Images in Early Education

13. Other Uses for Digital Images With Children, Families, and Staff

Children Using Cameras

Families and Digital Photography

Digital Image Uses by and for Staff

Using Photos for Fundraising Projects

Looking Back/Looking Ahead

Glossary

List of Forms on the CD

List of Templates on CD

URLs Cited by Chapter

References

Index

Reviews

“Linda Good guides the reader every step of the way, from showing how digital photography fits into developmentally appropriate practice, to how to use the technology to teach and assess students and increase family involvement. The book is a real contribution to an important facet of early childhood education in the new century.”

Dan Gartrell, Professor of Early Childhood Education
Bemidji State University

"The incredible collection of templates in this book makes it worth every penny. Why reinvent the wheel when the digital camera can make your classroom revolutionary? I don’t know how the author could have packed more pertinent information into a book.”

Carrie Carpenter, Coordinator
Deschutes Edge Charter School, Redmond, OR

"The suggestions offer many opportunities to build on and strengthen our efforts toward increasing early literacy skills and encouraging home-school connections and parent involvement. I highly recommend this book to any early educator who wants to add a new dimension to learning."

Sally Nault-Maurer, School Readiness Instructor
Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District 11, MN

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