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Technology - The Keyboard

(Originally from the Inner City Technology Goals Document – June 1997)

Description:
Students work in partners using the Connectix QuickCam camera to capture images of each other. 

Technology:  Yes

Other:

TypeLessonPlan: Lesson Plan - 1 class

TechnologySkills: Capturing Images

SoftwareUsed: QuickPict (Connectix QuickCam camera)

EarlyYears: 

MiddleYears: Yes 

S1-S4:

SpecificGrade:

Submittedby: Joyce Wong

E-mail: jwong@wsd1.org

Details:
Gather students together as a group on the floor. Show them the Connectix QuickCam camera attached to the LPT port of the computer. Demonstrate to the students hwo to open the desired application. Write out the script outlining these steps on chart paper to enable students to refer back to . For example,

1. Click Start
2. Point to Programs
3. Point to Accessories
4. Click Connectix QuickCam


Next demonstrate the various menus/tools required to take a snapshot. Ask the students to work in pairs. Sit one student in front of the camera while the other one snaps his/her photo. Again, write these steps on chart paper to allow students to refer back to. For example,

1. Look into the camera and smile
2. Click File
3. Click Take a Picture
4. Click Save the Image
5. Enter a file name
6. Click Save

Extensions: (Literature Links, Further Explorations, etc.)
When the whole class has had their pictures taken, open the various images in a view program such as LView Pro. Select an area to be copied. Click Edit...Copy. Ask students to open a word processing document. Click Edit...Paste. Move the image to the desired location. Create an autobiography.

Filename: Technology Capturing Student Images.htm