LTP @ Cramp ElementaryThis is how we did it…

Starting Out

Get Administration on board – support is important

Explain that students will have cameras in school, at home (possibly)

Explain that students will be given rules to follow about the cameras No pictures of people without permission No cameras in class, during classes time, unless

classroom teacher allows for it Students will show responsibility for the camera,

it’s a privilege Parental Permissions required

Starting OutSET UP

Set Up

Get your paperwork in order, create a paper LTP folder Camera warranties Printer and cameras direction sheets CDs Student permission slip blanks Information about LTP for handouts

Set Up

Get equipment from LTP

Log in ALL cameras and equipment

Try all equipment; insert batteries into cameras

Give copy of log to Tech Support (school) – back up

Create a Student Camera log sheet

Create a LTP folder on your computer for image downloads and back ups Classroom numbers

Internal folders with student names Homework Due Dates

Set Up

Copy student permission slips

Copy of class attendance sheet to log in permissions or Non permissions

Gather images for first class decoding image

Starting Out:COLLABORATION

Collaboration

Talk to classroom teachers How do they want to start? Possible themes to explore? When? Is there a common collaboration time (common

prep)? When to have the teaching artist come in? Let them know your concerns, timing, schedule, etc.

Once a month homework assignments Every other week, rotating cameras Homework buddies

Be honest about timing

Staring Out:FIRST ART CLASS

First Art Class

Discussion Student privilege and responsibility Camera safety

How to store it Don’t flash it around Don’t let older or younger siblings use it – it’s your

responsibility Accidents happen – just let me know about it when

it does happen Limit use of previewing images – uses a lot of

energy Logging in cameras/logging out

Portraits

First Art ClassPicture Taking Have to use the cameras provided, do not allow for using

cameras from home Appropriate images

What is acceptable vs non appropriate – it’s your responsibility

Photographer safety – when is it not appropriate to take pictures

Lighting Blurry images – can they work? Cropped images – use the viewer! Interesting angles Limit the number of images for homework to no more

than 20

Younger siblings….

Interesting Angle

It’s a what??

First Art Class

Taking pictures of people – with their permission only!

Posing a photo to tell a story

Taking an un-posed image to tell a story

Thinking in pictures

Telling stories in pictures

Taking a series of pictures to tell a story

First LessonHOMEWORK

Homework

Set strict deadline first time around

Signing out cameras

Checking cameras to make sure they work

Assigning or choosing a homework buddy

Review assignment

Take a photo taking trip around the school to practice with the cameras

Homework

On Deadline Day Log in cameras Download images to computer into student folders Print a shuffle page for students to pick from Check off log Delete images from disk to clean it out for the next

time If you have a student teacher – they can do this or

train a student to do at lunch time

Have students create a photography portfolio to save all shuffle pages, final prints and photo ideas

Good Luck!

Remember to have fun…

Keep an open mind and…

BREATHE!