Photography as an art form and teaching tool

Kids and photos are a natural. As a school for the arts, I am inclined to push for kids to use images in the form of photography and video images. This is a collections of resources.Some are to the point, others wanfer away from it...

General Photography information:

• History of photography from National Geographic http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photographers/photography-timeline.html
• Museum of Photography http://www.photographymuseum.com/ 
• Take better photos: Digital photography tips and ideas
• Google Earth - our world in pictures http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/google_earth/how.html

For Kids

• Big Learning: Photography for kids   http://www.biglearning.com/treasure-photography-for-kids.htm

Nice for teachers learning about photography:

• 13 Lessons to teach your child about photography http://digital-photography-school.com/13-lessons-to-teach-your-child-about-digital-photography
• ShortCourses.com The On-line Library of Digital Photography 
• Teach kids to take photos : http://www.teachkidshow.com/teach-your-child-how-to-take-good-pictures/  
• Technology super hero - http://eduscapes.com/sessions/superhero/superheroes.htm

Image resources

Images for Blogs (still and moving)

• The complete guide to video blogging http://mashable.com/2009/10/09/video-blogging/
 

Beyond photography into 

• Learning/teaching aligned with the use of images  http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/multiplatform/index.htm

• Seeking information on learning with and through images I ran into: Divergent/Convergent learning  http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/multiplatform/index.htm

Attention - what's necessary

Poetry Alive came to visit and I joined our k-2 group to enjoy the performance. I had random observations I'd like to share.

• wiggle bugs can sit still - they like poetry
• kids who are worried about there not being enough lunch in the lunch bag don't pay attention
• an hour is too long for some kids to sit and pay attention, even when they like the presentation
• why is it too long when I know they can watch t.v. for hours and never move
• some classes are better as a group at being still
• some classes know how to be a good audience
• some teachers never had to move to correct behavior, others moved constantly to do so
• I can't get simple hand, arm and rhythm activities as easily as a 7 year old
• Poetry Alive is fun