Session1: Storytelling Overview & Digital Photography Basics

T3 - Train The Teachers Presurvey:                                        8:30

One purpose of this T3 Train The Teachers session is to provide teachers with the knowledge and skills to incorporate computers and technology into learning activities.  Your responses to the following brief survey will help improve the quality of future trainings. 
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB2285L9X5WVX

Goal Setting                                                                            9:00

In your notebook you will find a Goal sheet (page 4). I would like you to take 5 minutes to write down some goals you have for the class.

Introductions                                                                           9:05

We will start by introducing ourselves. Please tell us your name, where and what you teach, and at least one goal for the class. Then partner with others that teach similar subjects/grade levels. We have sixteen participants so I would like to have both pairs and groups of four.

Schedule Overview                                                                 9:30

We will review the tentative schedule and discuss our car pool for Tuesday. Please complete the field trip form and driver volunteer if appropriate.

Where I am From                                                                     10:00

This will be our major project for the week. I will be introducing it this morning and you will be working on it throughout the week. You will be writing a poem and gathering images that illustrate the poem. Then on Thursday we will put it all together.
            Where I am From Handout – This is your homework. Please try to finish the written part by Wednesday morning so we can share/revise with our group on Wednesday. Please try to have gathered/taken all the images by Thursday so we can build the project. Assessment Tool

Examples from summer 2009

Getting to Know Your Digital Camera                                     10:30

My Dog Ruby

Nikon Digitutor: This is a cool web site that will teach you about the functions of your camera. Of course it uses the Nikon cameras as the examples so just keep your camera and manual handy so you can compair and contrast.
http://www.nikondigitutor.com/index_eng.html

Walk to the Park                                                                      11:30

You and your partner will work, each person taking one of the assignments below. As you walk help each other find great images and then you will share the photographs. Make sure to practice using your cameras function and review your images.
Geometric Shapes: Find and photograph as many examples of Geometric shapes. Look for shapes inside other shapes in both nature and man made. Multiple examples of the same shape are a bonus but also try to search for variety.
Count to 10: Find and photograph examples of objects that you could use to create a simple counting book. Example: one slug, two flies, three ants, etc… Multiple examples of the same number will give you choices when we get back to edit the images.

Eat Lunch

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Elements                           1:30

Watch the following tutorials and explore using the software as you watch. By the time you are done you should have created a folder for all your images, tagged all your images and then try creating an Album.
Photoshop Elements Keyboard Shortcuts

Adobe Photoshop Elements Organizer Tutorials

Review Field Guide for tomorrow                                           3:00

Homework: Read Digital Storytelling by  Bernajean Porter