Teaching and Learning With Digital Photography by Linda Good

Teaching and Learning With Digital Photography by Linda Good

"The incredible collection of templates in this book makes it worth every penny. I don′t know how the author could have packed more pertinent information into a book." —Carrie Carpenter, Coordinator Deschutes Edge Charter School, Redmond, OR "The suggestions offer many opportunities to build on and strengthen our efforts toward increasing early literacy skills and encouraging home-school connections and parent involvement." —Sally Nault-Maurer, School Readiness Instructor Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District, MN Get hooked on digital photography as a creative instructional tool for the classroom! This all-in-one guide shows teachers how to use digital photography successfully to assess and instruct young children. The author targets two important early childhood themes: using technology to enhance children′s cognitive and social-emotional abilities, and fostering a sense of belonging in young learners who experience a special delight in seeing themselves and their environment in photos. Written for early childhood educators, this comprehensive guide offers practical, theory-based ideas for using digital photos to achieve effective classroom management, nurture language and literacy skills, and promote self-esteem in preschool, kindergarten, and primary students. A hands-on resource, this book helps educators: Learn the basics about software, hardware, and photography Integrate photos into PowerPoint presentations and assessment portfolios Use digital photography effectively across the curriculum Communicate with administrators and parents through practical applications of technology A CD-ROM containing more than 40 user-friendly forms and templates helps busy educators quickly and easily implement the strategies presented in the book.

“Linda Good guides the reader every step of the way, from showing how digital photography fits into developmentally appropriate practice, to how to use the technology to teach and assess students and increase family involvementThe book is a real contribution to an important facet of early childhood education in the new century.” -- Dan Gartrell, Professor of Early Childhood Education
"The incredible collection of templates in this book makes it worth every penny. Why reinvent the wheel when the digital camera can make your classroom revolutionary? I don’t know how the author could have packed more pertinent information into a book.” -- Carrie Carpenter, Coordinator
"The suggestions offer many opportunities to build on and strengthen our efforts toward increasing early literacy skills and encouraging home-school connections and parent involvement. I highly recommend this book to any early educator who wants to add a new dimension to learning." -- Sally Nault-Maurer, School Readiness Instructor

Linda Good is currently a professor of early childhood education at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she serves as the coordinator of the Early Childhood Education Program. Previous to her present position, she was an associate professor at South Dakota State University and an assistant professor at the University of South Dakota. Prior to working full time in higher education, she served many roles in the early childhood profession. She was a coordinator of early childhood family education, a long-term substitute home-based teacher for Head Start, and a teacher of young children with special needs. Good is very involved in local, state, and regional early childhood organizations and has served as president of the South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children, been an active board member of both the South Dakota and Minnesota Associations for the Education of Young Children, and served as the Midwest council representative from both South Dakota and Minnesota with the Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children. She is affiliated with the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Association of Childhood Education International, and the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators. She presents locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. She has authored several articles and one other book. Good received her PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1990.

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ISBN 13	9781412960762
ISBN 10	1412960762
Title	Teaching and Learning With Digital Photography
Author	Linda Good
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2008-09-18
Number of pages	248
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