Dave's Favorites: Digital Photo Tips for Educators

My, how times change. When I was in high school, I used my dad's old Super-8 movie camera to make a short documentary about the Bayonne Bridge, which links Bayonne, New Jersey with Staten Island, New York. At the time, it was both the world's longest steel arch suspension bridge and right down the street from my house. Digital photography wasn't invented yet.

These days, teachers are incorporating digital photography into the classroom to support all kinds of activities: documenting class trips, creating reports, sprucing up presentations, serving as the springboard for language-arts projects, and adding photographic evidence to science projects.

The Oswego City School District in Oswego, New York, has created a cool little Web site that's chock full of advice for using digital photography in the classroom. Here you'll find sample projects, links to digital camera lessons, and even information about academic standards and benchmarks. If you're a parent or an educator, be sure to check out the site.