Digital Cameras

When I read the three articles I was amazed at all the cool things that can be done with digital cameras! Personally, I love using them but I don't have my own so i have to use my moms which is fine when I'm with her but since we're not together 24\7 it presents a problem. I like the fact that digital cameras leave room for more mistakes then a film camera. When using film there are only a certain amount of shots that you can take before it's gone and in those shots there's no way to tell(until after they're developed) whether they're good or not. But with digital cameras you can look then and there to see if it's a keep it or leave it picture. I like this also because when using digital cameras the picture doesn't have to be right the very first time it's taken, there is room for improvement each time and with a digital you can see that progression.

One thing that the 100 uses for digital cameras said that I like is to us the photographs to make a postcard. This idea to me is so fun and such a unique idea. There can be so much learning with this project! Postcards remind me of traveling and I love to travel so I think that would be an interesting aspect to add to that project for the students. This way we can pretend we're going on a trip and learn about different things while we're in different locations! Then each time we learn something new we can send a postcard home which we have all created in class forom the pictures we have taken. Just talking about it is getting me so excited for when I can actually do this! I think that digital cameras are a great thing to incorperate in the classroom because they offer a different learning experience, one that maybe a teacher couldn't get across without it. :)