 
Using the digital camera, students can
capture images from almost anywhere.
Digital photography is a fun and useful technology to
master, and this module provides all the basics to get your
students started on the path to success. Using a digital
camera, scanner, photo printer, and Adobe Photoshop
Elements software, students have the chance to create a
variety of exciting hands-on projects, including
a T-shirt transfer, mouse pad, 2-sided jigsaw
puzzle, and magnet sheet. In the process, they
explore the technology that makes digital
photography possible and experiment with
a variety of basic image editing tools and
techniques. As they gain proficiency using the
tools of this technology, they also learn about
composition, lighting, and other elements that
any aspiring photographer must understand.
This curriculum will accommodate 7-, 10-, or
15-day class rotations
Student Objectives
- Identify the major components used in digital photography
- Understand the basic functions of Photoshop Elements
- Understand how to manipulate images
- Learn about the components of color and how to adjust it
- Explain the benefits and limitations of digital images
- Use a digital camera to capture images
- Use a scanner to scan photographs into the computer
- Enhance digital photographs with borders and other
graphic elements
- Use a printer to output digital photographs to different
media types
Interdisciplinary Relationships
Technology Content Standards
- Characteristics and scope of technology
- Core concepts of technology
- Relationships among technologies and connections with other fields
- Cultural, social, economic, and political effects of technology
- Role of society in development and use of technology
- Influence of technology on history
- Attributes of design
- Engineering design
- Role of troubleshooting, research and development, invention
and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving
- Apply the design process
- Use and maintain technological products and systems
- Assess the impact of products and systems
- Select and use information and communication technologies
Activity Listing
Activity 1: Introduction to Digital Photography
Activity 2: Scanning Photographs
Activity 3: Printing Your Photographs
Activity 4: Using the Digital Camera
Activity 5: Adjusting Color
Activity 6: Cropping and Resizing Digital Images
Activity 7: Printing Magnet Sheets
Activity 8: Removing Red Eye
Activity 9: Using the Dust and Scratches Filter
Activity 10: Printing on Transfer Paper
Activity 11 Selecting Parts of an Image
Activity 12: Working with Layers
Activity 13: Using Filters and Effects
Activity 14: Transforming Images
Activity 15: Your Final Project
Digital Photography
Module Components
- Photo-quality all-in-one printer and scanner
- Digital camera
- Adobe Photoshop Elements Software
- Ink jet magnet sheets
- Blank jigsaw puzzles and photo quality ink jet paper
- Transfer paper and blank mouse pads
- Teacher’s Resource Manual, including setup
instructions, instructional strategies, management tips,
student competencies, answer keys, and suggestions
for assessment
- 2 Student Workstation Manuals, including background
information, complete step-by-step instructions, highquality,
black-and-white graphics, pre- and post-tests, and
extension exercises
*Extra copies of Workstation Manuals may only be purchased with a Module or Classroom Pack order. They cannot be purchased separately.
Note: 5-Station Classroom Pack includes 5 Workstation Manuals, 5 Photoshop Elements software packages, 2 digital cameras, 1 all-in-one printer and scanner, and enough
consumable supplies for 10 students (5 student teams of 2). 10-Station Classroom Pack includes 10 Workstation Manuals, 10 Photoshop Elements software packages, 4 digital
cameras, 2 all-in-one printer and scanner machines, and enough consumable supplies for 20 students (10 student teams of 2). For an itemized list of materials, please contact
our customer service department at 800-243-2329.
Minimum System Requirements
1.6GHz or faster processor; Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or 3, Windows Vista, or Windows 7; 1 GB of RAM; 2GB of available hard-disk space; color monitor with
16-bit color video card; 1024x576 monitor resolution at 96dpi or less; Microsoft DirectX 9 compatible display driver; DVD-ROM drive; Web features require Microsoft Internet
Explorer 6 through 8 or Mozilla Firefox 1.5 through 3.x.
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