10 TIPS FOR USING DIGITAL CAMERA

10 TIPS FOR USING DIGITAL CAMERA
1KNOW YOUR PRESETS
Don’t leave the choice of white
balance down to the camera – get
into the habit of doing it yourself.

2GET CREATIVE
Boost sunsets by choosing a
‘Cloudy’ WB setting. Cool a
daylight shot with a ‘Tungsten’ one.

3CONSIDER THE CONTRAST
Create bold images by only
including two colours that are
opposite each other on the colour wheel.
4THINK ABOUT THE SIZE
Two complementary colours of
equal size in the frame can lead to
disappointing images.

5SATURATE IN-CAMERA
If you shoot JPEG, increase the
colour saturation in-camera rather
than in an image-editor.

6SHOOT RAW
If your camera allows it and you’ve
got time to edit your images, it’ll
lead to less image degradation.

7BUY A POLARISER
They’re expensive but worth it,
reducing glare and increasing
saturation as a result.

8KEEP WARM
Don’t sell your warm-up fi lters –
they can produce a more natural
result than a Photoshop treatment.

9QUIETEN DOWN
To create a restful mood, fi ll your
frame with colours which are next
to each other on the colour wheel.

10GO MONO LATER
Always shoot in colour – you
can always convert an image
to black and white on your computer

TIPS HOW TO MAKE SIMPLE ACTION RESEARCH

How to make simple action

*Identify a classroom-related question that you would like to research. Good questions may include "Are my students more engaged when they work individually or when they work in groups?" or "Does computer research help students to understand the material better?"

*Examine any research applicable to your question. For example, you may look into studies about the impact of technology on learning. ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) is a good source of research materials on educational topics.

*Choose an experimental design that would work most effectively in answering your research question. For example, you may teach Chapter 1 using one particular method, teach Chapter 2 using another method, and then examine how the grades from the two chapters differed. This is not a controlled experiment, and you will not be able to prove anything distinct, but it will give you an idea of an answer.

*Collect the data that you need to help answer your research question, such as student grades, results of a survey or your own anecdotal notes about your classroom. Make sure to take notes on everything that you see or hear that relates to your question.

*Analyze the data you have collected to come to a conclusion. You can make a graph or table of test scores, categorize various anecdotes or make an annotated time line during the analysis process.

*Implement a strategy based on your results. If you discovered that the strategy you were already using was helpful, the new strategy would simply build on what you were already doing. If you found, however, that an alternative way of teaching was more effective, you could brainstorm various ways to put that method of teaching into practice.