Video 5 of our Digital Media, Introduction to Computers series. In this video we look at digital imagining.

Topics covered:
•Color Modes
•Image File Format
•Digital Cameras
•Image Quality
•Image Editing Software
•Online Photo Albums

Links from Video:
•https://www.flickr.com/
•http://picasa.google.com/
•http://www.shutterfly.com/
•http://www.smugmug.com/
•http://www.tomsguide.com/us/dslr-vs-mirrorless-cameras,news-17736.html
•http://www.gimp.org/

The last video in our digital media series from Introduction to Computers.

This video looks at the basic of digital video including: frame rate per second, SD/HD, pixels, aspect ratio, things to look for when buying, streaming video, and video editing software. We also give out digital media picks.

Links from Video:
-http://www.videomaker.com/
-File Format http://bit.ly/1m5gMVM
-http://www.hulu.com/
-http://vimeo.com/
-https://www.netflix.com
-http://www.ustream.tv/
-http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
-http://www.mediacollege.com/
-http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

Digital Nation is a new, open source PBS project that explores what it means to be human in an entirely new world -- a digital world. It consists of this Web site as well as a major FRONTLINE documentary to be broadcast on Feb. 2, 2010. Our production team is posting rough cuts and raw footage on the web, and gathering input, feedback and stories from users as we go.

"Introduce students in grades 3–5 to Digital Passport™ by Common Sense Education. The award-winning suite of six interactive games addresses key issues kids face in today's digital world. Each engaging game teaches critical digital citizenship skills that help students learn to use technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate. Games are available in Spanish."

Learn about passwords, online safety, sharing private information online, cyberbullying, how to search and more - all by playing games.

A complete educator guide is available.

Photography, as a nonverbal language, allows students to increase their visual perception and provides a medium for creative expression. The history of photography will be evaluated in the context of historical, social, cultural and artistic developments. Students learn to understand the artistic qualities of the photographic medium while acquiring the techniques for utilizing photography for expressive purposes. Instruction includes studio and field techniques, photojournalism, fashion photography, and commercial, portrait, scientific, nature, wildlife and sports photography. In producing their own works and by studying the photographs of others, students will develop a base for making informed aesthetic judgments. Integrated throughout the course are career preparation standards which include basic academic skills, communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving, workplace safety, and technology and employment literacy.

A photography website that has an indispensable amount of resources for teachers and students learning about photography.
There a many 'How To' articles for various techniques on taking photographs. There are many articles that give helpful tips and hints, as well as a lot of DIY techniques that can be cost effective. Any questions about equipment: what to buy or what you would need them for, there are lots of articles that help with that.
It is also a helpful website that gives help with post production work in Lightroom and Photoshop.
The website is often updated as there are weekly posts with new articles and project ideas.
If you sign-up, you can have the option of having project ideas and articles emailed to you.

Learn the basics of how to take great pictures with your digital camera or mobile device.

Help your students to get organized by keeping all their materials and resources for your subject in this digital portfolio. The downloadable template provides tips, tricks and lots of examples to get you and your students started documenting their learning journey. You provide the template to the students so they can implement what they have learned during the class, semester or year.

Create a free account (use your Google sign in) to have access to this great resource!

Striking images can leave lasting impressions on viewers. In this lesson, students make text-self-world connections to a nature- or science-related topic as they collaboratively design a multimedia presentation.

This book starts with a very brief development of signals and systems. It then develops the characteristics and the design of finite impulse response (FIR) digital filters. That is followed by developing the characteristics and the design of infinite impulse response (IIR) digital Filters.

Teachers are always looking for tools to make their lives
easier. And so are we. That?s why the Global Digital
Citizen Foundation created this ebook series called ?Free
Tools for Teachers.?
In this volume, we feature free tools for doing digital
media production. You?ll find some of the best free
resources on the Web for video editing, photo editing, and
also podcasting.
Explore these great free online tools we?ve picked just for
you, and have fun learning!

Teachers are always looking for tools to make their lives easier. And so are we.
That?s why the Global Digital Citizen Foundation created this ebook series called
?Free Tools for Teachers.?
In this volume, we feature free tools for writing, blogging, and websites. Check out
some of the best free resources on the Web for digital storytelling, creative writing,
blogging, and also great tools for building free websites.
Explore these great free online tools we?ve picked just for you, and most of all,
have fun learning!

Students in Grades 2-6 use digital dictionaries and other e-book tools to learn new vocabulary as they read e-books on digital reading devices.

Our first lesson in our FREE Introduction to Computers/ Business Computers Information Systems (BCIS) course.

This video will introduce new students to this series and what they can expect.
Our first lesson in our FREE Introduction to Computers/ Business Computers Information Systems (BCIS) course.

This video will introduce new students to this series and what they can expect.
Our first lesson in our FREE Introduction to Computers/ Business Computers Information Systems (BCIS) course.

This video will introduce new students to this series and what they can expect.

Our second video in the free Introduction to Computer series. This video defines and examines what digital literacy means. We also look at why it is important.

Our third video defines the term digital. We also explain what binary is and show the viewer how to count in binary and do conversions from our every day base 10 numbering system to binary.

The fourth and final video in our Lesson 1 Digital World series looks at what exactly is a computer. We take a quick look at the history of the PC, the general components of a computer and answer the question "what kind of computer should I buy."

Our next lesson series, will focus on computer hardware.

Links from video:
http://lifehacker.com/
http://www.thinkgeek.com/
http://www.techguylabs.com/
http://www.digitalliteracy.gov/

Learn about Greek gods, heroes, and creatures through digital storytelling produced by students who have learned research techniques.

This task helps students understand the relationship between digit placement and the value of a number.

This task gives students the opportunity to verify that a dilation takes a line that does not pass through the center to a line parallel to the original line, and to verify that a dilation of a line segment (whether it passes through the center or not) is longer or shorter by the scale factor.