Submitted by Beverly Frett, LMC Director and sponsor of the Clow School
Webographers
http://clow.ipsd.org/lmc_webographers.html
r>GradeLevel: Grades 1-5
Objectives: The student will learn how to visually interpret learning in their daily life, how to use a digital camera, how to take a quality photo, how to preview and edit photos on a computer, how to be independent in the care and responsibility of using an expensive piece of equipment, and how to take pride in their role as a webographer.
Timeline: Training two weeks at the beginning of the school year with two hours per grade level 1-5. Webographers independently work throughout the rest of the year.
Materials Needed: Digital cameras, computers, classrooms of enthusiastic learners
Illinois Standards Met: Language Arts
Communication - Express and interpret information and ideas.
Application - Students demonstrate and deepen their understanding of basic knowledge and skills.
Technology - Use appropriate instruments, electronic equipment, computers and networks to access information, process ideas and communicate results.
Work on Teams - Learn and contribute productively as individuals and as members of groups.
Make Connections - Recognize and apply connections of important information and ideas within and among learning areas.
NETS Met:
http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://www.ncrtec.org/tl/lp/
#1Basic operations and concepts
#2 Social, ethical, and human issues
#3 Technology productivity tools
#4 Technology communications tools
Robert E. Clow Elementary School is located in Naperville, IL. More than one hundred webographers out of five hundred students at the Clow Elementary School use digital cameras and photo editing software to tell the story of what happens daily in their classrooms and in our school. Their photos are then posted on our dynamic website. All students who show an interest spend two hours of training time learning to use our ten digital cameras at the beginning of each school year. Each certified student is assigned a floppy disk to use with our Mavica cameras. Students learn what makes a good photo and what doesn’t and then practice taking good quality photographs. Students learn how to preview their photos on a computer and edit their work, deleting poor quality images and naming those that meet quality standards. Once the training is complete, students independently sign out cameras when they need one, pick up the floppy disk that is assigned to them, edit and name their photos, and turn the disk in for uploading. Once they know what to do, the program basically runs itself. Photos put on our website tell the story of Clow School.
