How Digital Photography can Enhance Learning in

Kindergarten

Sharon BlairApril 14, 2007

Introducing Digital Photography in Kindergarten Subject Area

Language Arts (Concepts About Print) Specific Lesson

Using Digital Photos for Classroom Books

Choice of TechnologyDigital Photography in Combination with Computers

Digital Photography Requirements for

using this technology Proper training on use of the equipment

Materials are necessary, for example, digital camera, PC, printer, photo paper, ink cartridges,etc…

Donations of materials may be required

Why digital photography?Age appropriate

Recognition of real life images enhance reading strategies

Easy, efficient and user friendly

Using Digital Photos for Classroom Books Take digital photos of individuals

and/ or objects Children engage in selecting

photos for pages of book Children will cut photos and paste

on page Children will label the photos using

appropriate tools

Using Digital Photos for Classroom Books Children will use digital photos to

create front and back cover With assistance, children will bind

book Children will present finished book

to classmates Children will read book(s) during

Literacy Center time (Books that We’ve Made)

Conclusion Using digital photography can enhance learning by

using photographs of real life images Beginning readers use pictures to figure out words,

real photographs enhance this type of learning Kinesthetic learners will take pictures. Visual

learners will help set the photos. Logical learners will help organize the photos. Linguistic learners will write about the photos. All students will work together to learn with and from each other

Although materials and supplies can be costly, there are resources such as Costco Photo Center that offer reasonable printing options, often parents belong to Costco and are willing to assist with payment

Student book example: http://www.vickiblackwell.com/makingbooks/images/notepad-books.jpg

Student rubric: http://www.cpsb.org/Resources/cbt/CBT_06-07/station%20activites/Anchoring/ppt_rubric.doc

Bibliography Mark and Cindy Grabe, 2007, Integrating

Technology for Meaningful Learning, New York, Houghton Mifflin Company