Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making a Class Web Site

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore and discuss how to create a class web site with a background, graphics, clip art and photos. They assess the safety issues putting a web page on the Internet, develop sound interviewing techniques and coordinate...
Handout
Media College

Media College: Still Photography Cameras

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the different types and components of still photography cameras.
Handout
Other

Video University: Camera Filters

For Students 9th - 10th
Descriptions of more than 25 different types of camera filters.
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Daguerreotype

For Students 9th - 10th
Online collection presents information about the daguerreotype process along with the type of cameras used in the process.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Angles in the Mix

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students explore straight, acute, and obtuse angles in artwork. Then students will use digital cameras to take pictures of objects in their environment that demonstrate these types of angles. Students will use these...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Science Careers: Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer

For Students 9th - 10th
With so many specialized pieces of equipment used in a multitude of areas, there is a great need for someone with the specialized knowledge to repair these many types of equipment. From repairing cameras to medical equipment to piano...
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University of California

Knight Digital Media Center: Video Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning the different types of shots in video is taught in this online tutorial.
Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Photgrapher

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this site to learn about the career of a photographer. This Bureau of Labor Statistics website includes information on various types of jobs photographers do as well as they pay they earn.
PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Television Performance Techniques Module 6

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow based on Herbert Zettl's "Television Production Handbook" that explains techniques that one needs to be aware of when performing in front of a television camera. Discusses questions to ask the director regarding how the...
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Other

Focus on Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
These pages include the kinds of information typically covered in a basic photography course, including common features of digital and conventional cameras, photographic composition, types of lighting, and recommendations for evaluating...
Lesson Plan
Other

Digital Imaging in Education

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource is a 15-page PDF that gives a good history of the shift from film to digital photography and applications for digital imaging in the classroom. Included are nine lesson plans which include project ideas, guidelines for...
PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Shot Framing: Review of Basic Camera Composition and Framing

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow aimed at journalists to teach them the basic principles of framing a field of view and composing a shot.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Angle Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this activity, students will explore straight, right, acute, and obtuse angles. Students will go on a scavenger hunt throughout the school to search for examples of these types of angles. The students will use digital cameras to...
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Other

Animate clay.com: Clay and Stop Motion Animation Page

For Students 9th - 10th
A totally cool site on clay animation. There are tips on how to make your clay objects come to life!
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Other

World Coin

For Students 9th - 10th
From a shop that sells U.S. and foreign coins, this page has pictures of many coin types. Choose a country from the left-hand navigation bar, then click on the thumbnail image of a camera to see pictures of coins from that country. Gold...
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Other

Catching the Light: Astrophotography

For Students 9th - 10th
Author and astrophotographer, Jerry Lodriguss, offers up tips, techniques and various images that he's taken both with and without the use of digital enhancement. An amazing amount of detail is provided to explain his approach towards...