What: upload and
insert photos, save them on a floppy disc
Preparation:
Material:
Computer, digital camera, printer, one floppy disc per child, pictures for
the computer manual painted by the children, a book with blank pages that has
been prepared beforehand, glue
Steps:
The nursery
school teacher meets the children in the explorers lab. She shows the
children a digital camera. The children talk about previous experiences with
this type of camera.
The nursery school teacher
takes a picture of each child, maybe the other children can help.
The nursery school teacher
explains that the photos can be looked at on the computer and that they can
be inserted like Clip Art pictures.
A child boots the computer
and explains what he or she is doing.
The nursery school teacher
uploads the photos from the camera to the computer and explains how the
photos can be looked at. The children look at the pictures with as little
help as possible and take turns at clicking.
The photos can also be
looked at using the WORD-program. A child opens the WORD program. The nursery
school teacher shows the children how the photos are inserted by taking a
photo of herself as an example and demonstrating the procedure. She makes her
photo smaller and moves it. One by one the children insert their respective
photo into their own empty document and type their name under it. They
enlargen or change the writing. Since the children want to take their page
home they describe the printing process and print their page.
The nursery school teacher
shows the children a floppy disc and lets the children talk about their
previous experiences.
The nursery school teacher
shows how a file can be stored on the disc by using her page as an expample.
Then she retrieves the picture from the disc and onto the screen.
One by one the children
store their page on the disc with the help of the nursery school teacher.
A child exits the program
and shuts the computer down.
The nursery school teacher
shows the children the pictures that they have made for the computer manual.
The children say what they see on the pictures and decide which ones shall be
put into the book so that all important steps are documented and all children
can look up what they want to know.
The children glue the
pictures on the empty pages of the book and tell the nursery school teacher
what she shall write down as additional explanation.
Background
information:
Digital camera:
The photos are stored on a chip in the camera. These pictures can be uploaded
on a computer and worked on. The pictures can also be developped like regular
photos.
To upload photos on the
computer: While the PC is shut down, the camera is connected to the computer,
then computer and camera are switched on. Under WORKSPACE there is a new
drive (= memory chip of the camera). By clicking on this drive the photos
appear.
To look at photos: Via
ACDSEE (or any other software that comes with a digital camera) by a
right-click on the file with the photos, the individual photo opens by a
double-click. By using the picture / arrow keys on the keyboard you can
scroll.
To insert photos: Open the
Word-program, INSERT DIAGRAM FILE OUT, then look for the respective photo
in the right file, click INSERT.
Floppy disc: It consists of
a cover and a magnetizable disk. The data are recorded or read by a
read-write head, discs are re-writable.
To store on a disc: In the
file you right-click on the appropriate page, SEND TO - DISK or FILE STORE
UNDER - WORKSPACE - DISC
