Download Digital Photos Frames in the Classroom Presented with permission

Digital Photos Frames in the Classroom
Presented with permission from David Ashby and Kim Hampton. Frisco ISD
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Why is this so cool?
 Teacher controls the content
 Inexpensive
 Allows the class to be setup in centers/learning stations
 Ease factor – not dependent on the network or Internet
Recommended frame size – 7 or 8 inches
Frame Specifications for Optimal Results:
 Plays MPEG video
 External speaker plug to play sound
 Headphone jack
 Multiple input devices – SD Reader and Flash Drive Reader
 Remote control – allows the students to advance in slide show mode
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Nice to Have:
 Headphone splitter – Rockstar by Belkin splits the audio five ways. This would allow up to five
students to listen at the same time.
 Card Reader – makes it easier to load the frames with the photos or videos.
 Video Camera with a USB port (Flip, for example)– Allows
you to record on the spot and immediately insert the
camera into the frame and play the video. Example: Class
is divided into groups. Each group records their skit and
the class does a gallery walk to view the various skits on
the frames.
Converting PowerPoint slides into JPEG images – File
 Save As
 Click on the Format drop-down menu and select JPEG.
 Each slide is now a JPEG image that can be
played as a slide show on your digital photo
frame.
Video File Formats
The frame will identify the file formats the frame supports. Most
frames accept M1 or MPEG files. Quick Media Converter by Cocoon is a free download that will convert
files to various formats and it does not have a file size limit.
Class Sets of Digital Photo Frames for Checkout
Ideally you would want to have 6 or more digital photo frames for a teacher to checkout. The frames can
be stored in a storage case or rolling cart. One good option is the Really Useful Box from Office Depot.
These boxes lock, come in various sizes and stack easily.
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Curriculum Ideas:
Home Economics/Home & Family Living – Record a video demonstrating a sewing skill and play the
video at the station. Students can watch the video instead of the teacher having to repeatedly
demonstrate the technique.
Science – Have regular and thermal digital pictures of objects. Students are to complete worksheets that
ask questions such as, “What is the difference between the two types of images? “ and/or “Identify the
warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals by looking at the regular and thermal images.”
Have students correctly identify the images on the frame:
 living and non-living things
 Animal, vegetable mineral
 Gas, ____
 Planets
Foreign Language – Create a PowerPoint of pictures with the word written at the bottom of each slide.
Play the PowerPoint in a loop during class.
Art – Take digital pictures of the artwork the students have created throughout the year. Have slide
shows of the pictures running on multiple frames during Open House for the parents.
Robotics – Take digital pictures of robots the students create and play a slide show of the pictures to give
students ideas for building their robots.
Dyslexia – Create PowerPoints or videos of exercises for the students to complete, such as “What sound
does this letter make?”
Library – Place a digital photo frame at the circulation desk. Play announcements with book trailers,
upcoming book fairs or author visits, new books to the library, etc. Students could also create
PowerPoints with book recommendations for their peers to see.
English Language Arts – During the study of The Diary of Anne Frank, the teacher placed images that
depicted propaganda during the time period on one frame, pictures of transporting the Jews on another
frame, etc. Students moved from station to station, viewed the images and answered questions in their
reflective writing journals. Question examples:
 What did you see?
 How did the images make you feel?
 How do the propaganda images relate to the propaganda techniques used by advertisers today?
 How does what you viewed in the images compare to racism today?
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