Top Tips for using a digital camera/digital movie creator

1
Use disposable cameras/ old cameras/ digital camera/ camcorders within role play areas.
2
Encourage children to take photographs as a record of their work.
3
Use digital images as a starting point for recall/ plenary sessions on IWB.
4
Use working equipment within role play eg make a weather report.
5
Make sure children hold the camera correctly eg strap around their wrist.
6
Encourage children to look at the image on the display rather than through the view finder.
7
Be able to name parts of the camera eg flash, lens.
8
Teach them how to use the digital camera eg which button to press and how to zoom in and out when taking a photograph.
9
Talk to the children about what happens after they have taken their picture and how to view their image.
10
Share with the children the process of transfering pictures to a computer.

Ten top tips