children using a digital camera documents authors norma narey, park place nursery school, dundee...

Children using a digital camera

Documents

AuthorsNorma Narey, Park Place Nursery School, Dundee

Theresa Mungall, ICT Visiting Specialist, Dundee

Objectives

Learning AreasICT in the Early Years Curriculum: - Knowledge and Understanding of the

WorldLevels Pre-school

Project Overview

Permission form -

Images of children

on the internet

Ideas for using digital

camers in the early years.

Photostory download

Children learn how to:

use the new Digital Blue Snap! Education Camera to perform

basic operations such as switching on and off.

look through the viewfinder or frame their subject with the LCD screen.

take photographs.

print out pictures through the computer and with the photo printer.Digital Blue Snap! Education CameraComputer and printerPhoto printerPhotostory 3

ICT Resources


Description of Project

Activities with the digital camera were carried out as part of the centre

of interest Growing planned by the BEd student teacher. Learning

Intentions and Success Criteria were discussed with the children in

line with the local authority initiative Learning Together in Dundee.

The children worked in groups of six with the cameras. At various stages

as part of the project they took photographs for a variety of purposes, evaluated the

quality of the pictures and their purpose, and printed a selection of them. The photos

were made into collages and added to with their own drawings and comments scribed

by adults. As part of the project the children drew and painted seeds and flowers, made

paper flowers, made and tasted cress sandwiches etc. In the early attempts many of

the photos were out of focus, comprising of feet only or headless bodies but they were

used for discussion and games such ‘Guess who this is?’ The photos were also used

to enhance the display area and make a variety of matching activities.

LTiD

Overview

LTiD

Aims

LTiD

Overview


Planning and management

Documents

Extract from 6 week plan

The topic Growing involved (through working with

staff and children):

planning during staff meetings.

outlining learning intentions and success criteria.

preparation of resources.

setting up of display area.

shopping to buy seeds.

planting seeds and plants.

making and maintaining a mini ‘garden centre’/outdoor patio area.

taking part in a variety of associated activities.


Learning Intentions

The Big Picture

growing

The steps of

growing seeds

to plants.

The basic

needs for

plants to grow.

How to use the digital

camera.

Taking digital photographs

to record

stages of

growth.


Success Criteria

The Big Picture

growing

Children able to

put sequence

cards in order.

Children recognise seeds.

Children identify

change in a

seed.

Photographs

used for display,

and activities e.g.

matching and

sequencing.


Look at the pictures we took


We made books with our pictures


We also made some games

Who am I?

Guess what?

Put in the right order


The next steps

Children take digital cameras home as part of a settling in project at the start of

the new school year.

The project, All About Me, will feature digital

images taken by the children. It will include

photographs of their friends, their family,

rooms in their house, their favourite toys etc.

This will be especially beneficial for children

and parents from different ethnic backgrounds

who are learning English. Talking about the photographs will help develop

language skills. The children and parents/carers will learn how to use the

cameras which will then go home on a rota basis. The photos will be printed

out and used to make wall displays and complete individual books. Nursery

staff will also scribe captions for the children to provide further practice with

language development as well as help the children settle into their new

environment.