Point+and+shoot+cameras

=**Point and shoot**=


 * What is it?**
 * Film or digital cameras in which the focus and exposure is entirely automatic. You aim and press the button; the camera does the rest. Point-and-shoot cameras can range from cheap throw-aways to pocket-sized digitals. Even high-end cameras have a point-and-shoot option, in which the camera makes all settings automatically. Although there may be settings for different lighting conditions such as bright sun vs. dusk, point-and-shoot cameras have no options to manually set the aperture, shutter speed and focus.


 * How can you use it?**
 * //These cameras can be used in every subject. In math you can use the pictures taken to make charts, find and document geomethric shapes around the school. In Language Arts the pictures taken can be used in stories made with movie maker tools.//
 * Why would you use it?**
 * //Students express themselves creatively when told to go out and document their lives, anything having to do with math, pronouns, whatever. It helps them become aware of their surroundings.//
 * //A constraint with using cameras is that many have software that needs to be downloaded onto the computer being used with the camera. This is a negative for someone like me who has difficulty downloading anything. A positive is that not many students get to use cameras in their homelife, let alone for a class assignment and this gives them an added motivation.//
 * //Include standards (NETS and 21st Century Skills)//

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 * Lesson plan for point and shoot cameras