Using iPhoto in the Classroom

Using iPhoto in the Classroom

Technology Professional Development Day

Marteana DavidsonFebruary 15, 2012

Technology Professional Development Day

Marteana DavidsonFebruary 15, 2012

AGENDA

Learn how to organize photos into albums

Create a slideshow with music and/or narration

Share your creation online using www.Schooltube.com

References to MEDIA in the Common Core Standards

http://www.frankwbaker.com/media_core.htm

Informational Texts 6th GradeRI.6.7. Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.

Grade 7RI.7.7. Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words).

Grade 8RI.8.7. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.

Grade 11-12RI.11-12.7. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem.

References to MEDIA in the Common Core Standards

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Grade 9-10

• SL.9-10.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.

• SL.9-10.5. Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

• Grades 11-12

• SL.11-12.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.

IDEAS for using iPhoto in the Classroom• Using photos as a seating chart

• Create a student of the week

• Take a photo of each letter of the

alphabet

• Use pictures to make a virtual tour

• Add photos to your website

• Use pictures to make a map of the

school

• Photo classroom procedures

• Welcome to our classroom book

• Create a Family Tree

• Book Trailer

• Show safety rules

• Vocabulary book

• Classroom inventory

• Photos to explain a hobby/collection/How to

• Document fieldtrips, special events

• Illustrate stories or poems

• Use photos as reminder to teachers/substitutes

Of how to plug in cables to TV, DVD, computer etc

IDEAS for using iPhoto in the Classroom

• Display student work on your website

• Take photos of family traditions

• Concept illustration for currilculum

• Rhyming book

• Passport during a travel unit

• Sequencing/Step by Step

• Story about the student

• Prompt for creative writing

• Seating charts and

• Many more…

Student iPhoto Slide showsStudent iPhoto Slide shows

Church Hill DownsChurch Hill Downs

Royalty Free Images - sites

http://www.morguefile.com/

http://www.stockvault.net/

http://pixabay.com

• Discovery Education - create an account

• http://pics.tech4learning.com/

• http://www.freedigitalphotos.net

• http://www.freephotosbank.com/

Royalty Free Music

• http://www.freestockmusic.com/

• http://www.audionautix.com/ -

• option + click to download

• http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/      

• http://soundbible.com/

• http://www.brainybetty.com

• Garageband

iPhotoStores and organizes photos and digital images

Edit images

Compatible with other iLife programs: iMovie, Garageband

Publish and share your multimedia project online, DVD, website and create books

iPhoto Tour

How to Create a Slide show

Gather 10 - 15 photos (or as many as you would like)

Create an album

Drag the photos into the folder in iPhoto

Choose a theme and consider the following:EffectsTransitionsTitlesMusic

Select Slideshow (not album)

File Export

Save as

Choose a size for your Quicktime file

Export

Export your Slideshow

Music/Narration

Quicktime audio recorder for voice overs

Garageband - Loops and voice overs

Share you creation with the world!

iWeb

Schooltube.com

http://www.atomiclearning.com/k12/iphoto11

iPhoto Lesson #2 :discusses the Info, Edit, Create, Add Share tools in iPhoto

iPhoto Lesson #3: How to create and organize and album and slideshow

iPhoto Lesson #4: How to export your slideshow as a quicktime movie file and send to iDVD to burn to a DVD

iPhoto Lesson #5: Learn to use Quicktime player as an audio recording device and fit it to your slide show

iPhoto Tutorial Atomic Learning.com

For more information contact

Marteana Davidson

mdavidson@ladueschools.net

Charles Marshal Video Technology Center

and Studio

THANK YOU