Digital Imaging Project Ideas
101 super ideas for a digital imaging project!!
Use digital images in some of the following activities:
Portfolios and yearbooks
Field trips
Class newspapers
Virtual museums
Nature projects
Open house activities
Screensavers
Journal writing
Some ideas for projects students can do with digital imaging include:
Take photos around the school and make a "school map" with photos (or park, playground, or town)
Take photos of dioramas, sculptures, and other creations
Create pictionaries, photo essays, and multimedia presentations
Take pictures of action words and things that can be described
Take pictures of opposites (big, small), named positions (in, out) and use them for writing activities.
Create an "I spy with my own eye" games using student photographs
Create an "I am thinking of ..." game using photos students take
Take pictures of words related to vocabulary; label photographs
Take pictures of objects of particular colors and create color games for young children
Take photographs and write dialogue to go with photos
Take photographs of children working; write about the work or play
Take pictures of pro-social activity and write about those activities: sharing, helping, thanking
Take photos that represent "emotions" and write about situations that cause different feelings
Take career photos and match tools, locations, and people to careers
Create games or quizzes using photographs
A Photo Series
Design an activity that might use a series of digital photos. Ideas include:
Photos of any classroom activity and write the directions
Photos of steps in science experiment including materials, procedures, results
Photos of steps in cooking or safety
Photos over time: one day, weather event, building constructed, plant grows
Photos different angles: above, below, behind
Photos tell story: cause/effect, before/after, good/bad, proper/improper, example/non-example, ABCs
Photos the show: plot, setting, characters, action, climax
Photos that show: yesterday, today, tomorrow & match to verbs and sequencing
Photos from a skit: ask students to place photos in order
Photos from a field trip: retell the event
Photo Combinations
Make creative combinations. Ideas include:
Start with a photo of your head. Add a hat or modify your face. Put yourself in a wanted poster
Start with a photo of your body. Add new clothing or a new background.
Cut out photos add a backing of flannel, velcro, or magnets. Use in stories
Match photos and descriptive words