Photography Integration Reflection

Pam Coats – Photography Integration Reflection

Integrating photography into the classroom is an ongoing task. As educators, we must be prepared to keep up with technology and be able to better educate the students as to what they will be doing when they enter the work force. Today, you can watch almost anything on Utube. Everyday, students come into my class and ask did I see something on Utube, etc. They even post their videos on there from time to time and are more than will to share.

As a teacher of 7th grade students, I plan to teach my students how to do podcasts and use photography to give better visuals. Until this year, our system has not been able to use this type of technology because we have not had it. Our lab had 20 computers in it, but several would be down at any given time. We had to share this lab with the high school. It became such a chore that no one bothered to schedule it for use. This year, we will have all new Apple computers at our disposal. I will have 3 in my classroom and I am elated! I hope to assign students many lessons and have them create ppts, podcasts, video clips, anything and everything we can get our hands on.

I think this will be a positive experience for our students because it will show them what is out there at their disposal and with a little help, they can create all sorts of new and exciting projects.