What is iPhoto:

     Iphoto is the place where you save, store, and organize your pictures on a Mac.  You can add pictures from a camera, or from online photo sources like Flickr or other websitew with images relating to your topic.  Once your pictures have been imported into iPhoto, they can be edited, cropped, gathered, organized, and shared.  One great way to share images with students is by creating an iPhoto slideshow.  A slideshow is a simple way to present a writing prompt, or background material on your topic - you'd be surprised by how much students learn from pictures. 

Instructional Strategies:

 Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

Creativity and Innovation

Lesson Examples:

     Gather seasonal pictures from the web, and create a slideshow.  Show it to students, allowing them to brainstorm topical words.  Repeat the slidwshow while they write a poem, narrative, or short descriptive piece.  Let them write an "Important Thing" piece modeled after this text.

     Collect images for the continent you are studying, and create a slideshow.  Use the slideshow as a discussion starter, or to aid an oral review of learning objectives. 

     Present images of animals, consisten with your lesson objectives, and give students time to classify and organize them into groups according to predator/prey relationships, environmental adaptations, or any other suitable criteria. 

Help Sheets:

Online Resources:

iPhoto Tutorials for iLife '06

iPhoto Tutorials for iLife '09

Watch this clip, Find Out How to Create a Slideshow by clicking this link. 

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