This lesson is designed to help teachers and students understand the mechanics of taking photographs with their cell phones and how to share what they've captured. It covers everything from file formats, resolution, cropping and rotating, lighting, and how to upload and download images to cloud storage. It models both Android and iPhone use. The lesson is broken into two slideshows: the first introduces cell phone photography settings and file formats, and the second teaches students how to edit, upload and download their files.
Cell phones are an accessible alternative to digital cameras
Digital cameras can be expensive and confusing to operate
Most students are already comfortable using their camera phones
Cell phone cameras often provide high resolution image quality and lots of creative possibilities
Students should learn to frequently document their artistic process and product
Cell phones can be used to easily share/upload images on the Internet and school-use websites
Lesson Plan Overview
Slideshow 1
Slideshow 2