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Here is the link to the kodak website with a great interactive tutorial. [|Kodak top ten tips] If it does not work just go to www.kodak.com and follow the links to the support centre then tips and projects center (yes I know this is American spelling) and finally click on the tips button and choose top ten. There are lots of other great distractions on this site so be prepared to spend some time here. Nigel Crawford

The Tech Quest workshop has focused on getting children to take quality photographs, thinking about composition and some of the more technical aspects of photography and them setting the result to appropriate music. But there are opportunities to make use of digital photographs in all curriculum areas and with all ages. New entrant children can soon acquire all the camera skills necessary to take reasonable photographs and then there are many activities for them. Maths can be finding particular shapes to photograph - circles, triangles, squares, or counting exercises - photograph 6 people, two cars. Language can be taking pictures to make shared reading books. I saw a great one done using //under//, //in front of//, //behind// and //on top of//. The children had taken great photos to illustrate the phrases. Here is an idea for an eye spy book http://www.tki.org.nz/r/ict/ideas/eyespy_idea2_e.php Many more examples can be found on tki. [|First Day at School: Digital Book - ICT Learning Experience] This ICT Learning Experience describes how two year-8 students created a digital book of new entrant students' first day at school. A digital camera, and photo software were used to create and present the digital book. Developed by Te Wa Cluster as part of the ICT Professional Development Clusters Project. [|Creating Books in Languages Other Than English - ICT Learning Experience] This ICT Learning Experience explains how instructional reading material for bilingual students, in their own dialect, can be created using Microsoft PowerPoint software. Books are based on classroom experiences or activities, and can be read electronically, or be printed and read. Developed by Paihia School Cluster as part of the ICT Professional Development Clusters Project [|Living Photos - ICT Learning Experience] This learning experience took place during a school camp. Students took photographs to explore geographical features of their local environment and then produced a visual presentation to share with others. Developed by Te Wa Cluster as part of the ICT Professional Development Clusters Project. [|Making Number Stories Using the Digital Camera - ICT Learning Experience] This ICT Learning Experience involves lower primary students using a digital camera and PowerPoint software to create a number story. Instructions for using PowerPoint and a sample story are included. Developed by Greymouth Cluster as part of the ICT Professional Development Clusters Project.[|All About Me: Digital Acrostic Poetry - ICT Learning Experience] This ICT Learning Experience was part of a health unit called 'All about me'. The students took digital photographs of each other and used Microsoft Word to create an acrostic poem that described themselves. Developed by Te Wa Cluster as part of the ICT Professional Development Clusters Project. [|Digital Poetry - ICT Learning Experience] This ICT Learning Experience involved students creating a digital poetry presentation to visually communicate the imagery of a poem. A digital camera was used to capture images, and a presentation was produced using PowerPoint. Developed by Coromandel Peninsula Cluster as part of the ICT Professional Development Clusters Project.