June 20th Reading

Digital Pictures and Scanners
I took a digital photography class in college while studying abroad in London, so much of the information contained in these readings I already had learned. One of the biggest mistakes I notice about people's pictures, is the subject always shot in the center of the frame. I have always been told to center everything...from working on school projects, presentations, etc...I hear "center it" in the back of my mind. Even though I feel like I have had some experience with photography, I know I have to be mindful of that rule. The second article that offered lesson ideas using digital cameras must be older than technology standards. Cathy was discussing this article in class tonight and how poorly written the objectives were. I completely agree with her. There were no higher level skills being required, and for some of the lessons, it was unclear what was actually expected out of the students. I'm sure that with the new ISTE standards and Bloom's Taxonomy in hand, each of those lessons could easily be revamped. The scanning article was pretty basic. Although we learned about scanning images in the last class, I never really had a chance to practice. I brought in my own pictures to scan into Photoshop on Tuesday for the many different projects that are floating around in my brain, but unfortunately, I keep working on what I have open on my screen and have not yet scanned! That is one of many goals I would like to conquer tomorrow.