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Ideas for Photography in Your Classroom Flat Stanley- Create your own Flat Stanley and document his adventures within your school and community. Check out www.flatstanleybooks.com
Ideas from Casey Heintzman: Poplar Hill 1. Story writing (publishing stories with pictures in the style of the Eaglecrest books)
2. Monthly class newsletter to be sent home to parents - students would report on class events (take a picture and write an article) - the pictures and articles could be used to create a class yearbook at the end of the year.
3. Pen pals (students could take pictures of community landmarks, events, etc. and write about them)
4. Students could create a scene (tableau) and take a picture of it - these scene pictures could be glued to construction paper and placed at a writing centre - students would choose a card and write a story based on that scene.
If you are interested in creating pen pals in another community contact Hilary at 807-737-7373 ext. 32 and she will put this option into motion for you. |
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Here are some more ideas: 1.)Photo poetry
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Here is a short Unit on Digital Storytelling. Six lessons in total which will help teachers build a foundation of vocabulary, and practical use of the parts of a story. |
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Sharon Chapman from Michikan Lake School in Bearskin Lake has sent me some pictures of her students work using the digital cameras. She used the cameras to promote art in her classroom, each student was able to take their own picture for this art project giving students the choice of which object or objects they would like to recreate. Absolutely fantastic idea Sharon! Thanks so much for sharing these pictures! |
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I just came across a contest for Digital Art and Project Contest through NAN. The deadline is November 1, 2010. There is info and a entry form available on the website. http://ahhri.nan.on.ca Sharon |
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Here is a summary of the ideas discussed during the video conference from yesterday. A.) Pen pal system of Alphabet books about the community (Poplar Hill and Mishkeegogamang were interested in working together on this idea) B.) "Flat Stanley" Pen Pal book *We are going to change Stanley's name and make him more culturally appropriate. (Bearskin is taking on the responsibility of our new "Flat Character" first) I'm sure Sharon will post his/her new identity soon! The order: Bearskin-Mishkeegogamang-Poplar Hill-Big Trout Lake- Weagamow- Back to Hilary. C.) A Blog where students can track "Flat Character's" status as he/she reaches a new destination. (Hilary will keep the blog updated from the news she recieves from the teachers involved) D.) Freeze Frame Tableaux E.) Human Comic Strip F.) Claymation using storyboards. G.) District wide Film Festival where students write their own scripts and create a film based on any topic. (Ex. My community, Staying in school, Native Pride, We are the Future) Films can be as short as 2 minutes and as long as 20 minutes. The Film Festival would take place the end of February the exact date is TBA. H.) Picture Books with text in English and in Anihshininiimowin. I.) Interviews with Elders (a compliation of student interviews with elders from the community including a picture of the elder and the information provided from the interview can be done in either language) |
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Well Wanakoosh has been created and named. Wanakoosh means 'star'. Bearskin has been hit by a Wanakoosh craze. He has a Facebook Fan page, Wanakoosh entered into the Annual Hunter's Festival and don't worry he was appropriately dressed for 36 hours in the bush. He has singed ducks, rode on a 4-wheeler, travelled with many of the children and went teepee hopping tonight. I am not sure if I can upload a picture to this site but if not check out his Facebook fan page Wanakosh- STAR tourist. We are hoping to send Wanakoosh on to Mishkeegogamang around the end of next week, so plan a good Hallowe'en costume for our friend. Our Native Language teacher Alice has kindly made Wanakoosh clothing and has informed us that she will make another set so he doesn't have to travel in his hunting clothes. Bearskin loves Wanakoosh and may create a girlfriend for him to come home to when Hilary is done with him in Sioux Lookout. Many of the children don't want him to leave! I will post more information soon. Sharon |
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Good Afternoon! Anne Williams from Weagamow has contacted me with some really great ideas that she is using with her students I thought I would share them! 1.) "What Matters to Me." Students made a plan ahead of time answering nine questions about what is important to them. For example, who are your favourite people, what's your favourite food, what do you like to do alone outside of school, etc. Then they took their cameras home overnight and took photos to answer the questions. They took their plans home so they would know what to take photographs of. When they returned they downloaded and printed the photos, cropped the photos, wrote captions and made a paper presentation that went up in the hall.
2.) A giant collage on huge letters that spell out 'waachiiye' in Oji-Cree. (Means 'welcome, a friendly greeting.) This is the second time I have tried this project. My students last school year made one in the spring when I first received the cameras and that one is displayed in the local band office reception area.
3.) The students also made 'photo portraits'. They took photos of each other from different angles and then used a 'photo-montage technique' I saw in an Artist's Workshop book from Crabtree Publishing Thanks so much to Anne Williams for contributing some fantastic ideas! |