PhotoBooth

toc = = =** What is it? **= Photo Booth is a small [|software application] created by [|Apple Inc.] for [|Mac OS X] for taking photos and (since [|Mac OS X v10.5]) video with an [|iSight] camera or other webcams. The program was initially only bundled with Macintosh computers that had a built-in[|iSight] camera, but now it comes bundled with [|Mac OS X] Leopard. It features 17 built-in effects (16 filters, 1 normal) that can be applied to photos. Developers will be able to develop custom effects and share them online.[|[1]]

=** How to integrate Photo Booth into the classroom. **=  The following are just a few ideas on how to use Photo Booth in the classroom: homework help.
 * Reading Improvement/Assessment- Make a movie of your students as they read out loud. Do this a couple time through out the year. Videos show how their reading has improved through out the year.
 * Teaching Symmetry- Use the mirror effect to show symmetry.
 * Student Newscast/Daily Announcements- Students can use video to create daily announcements or a special newscast. Use a photo of the school as the background.
 * Make a how to video- Make a short video reinforcing concepts learned in class. Post them on a class web page to be used as
 * Help get to know student’s name and face- Take a picture of each student and create a class directory or seating chart.
 * Video Blog- Create a video blog of what was talked about in class.
 * Book Review/Report for project- Allow students to use the video to do a book review or report.
 * Reading Improvement/Assessment- Take a video of your students as they read out loud. Do this a couple time through out the year. Videos show how their reading has improved through out the year.
 * Book Review/Report for project- Allow students to use the video to do a book review or report.
 * Teaching Symmetry- Use the mirror effect to show symmetry.
 * Student Newscast/Daily Announcements- Students can use video to create daily announcements or a special newscast for the school or classroom. Use a photo of the school as the background.
 * Make a how to video- Make a short video reinforcing concepts learned in class. Post them on a class web page to be used as homework help. Have students create their 'How-To' video - everyone is an expert at SOMETHING.
 * Help get to know student’s name and face- Take a picture of each student and create a class directory or seating chart.
 * Video Blog
 * Create a video blog of what was talked about in class.
 * Photo Booth can also be used at the beginning of the year for agetting-to-know you project. Create a bulletin board with student pictures.
 * Students could use Photo Booth to star in their own stories. Teachers, take pictures of students throughout the year as you podcast students reading. Digital images can then be transferred to Word, PowerPoint or a wiki page.
 * Create a classroom “dictionary” where students create definitions for themselves along with their pictures. When teaching action verbs, have students take pictures of themselves actually doing an action verb.

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