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The purpose of this blog is to share my thoughts and reflections regarding the use of technology in the classroom. Here you will find posts regarding my own teaching experiences, and links to useful resources. I hope that you find my posts interesting and I invite you to comment and share you thoughts.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Advantages of Digital Imagery

The use of digital photography has many advantages both in and out of the classroom. If planning on incorporating digital photography into your classroom, or if simply interested in learning how to take the perfect picture, you may find the following Photography Tips and Techniques helpful.

Advantages of Digital Photography

Immediately able to see the image (on digital camera), and assess the photo quality.
Know whether or not to retake the photo to get the desired results.
Not paying for development of unwanted photos.
Cheaper than buying and developing film.

Choice of printing one, some, or all of the photos.
Photos can be printed at any time, and as many times as needed.

Easy to organize by date, trip or category,
and therefore easy to find to specific photos.

Always a click away.
Very portable, can be accessed on phone or other hand held devices.

In terms of editing, there are many advantages, such as:
photo enhancement,
brightness adjustment,
horizon adjustment,
overlap different photos,
special effects (eg. black and white, and painting effect).

Efficient mass storage, using no physical space.
Images do not deteriorate over time.

Easy to share with one or many other people at the same time.
Can be downloaded from other sources.
Can be uploaded to a server or website.
Embed into documents and/or presentations.

Thanks for reading!

Marcia

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