Digital Cameras for Writing Prompts

I visited one particular site this morning that offered many ways to use the digi cam in the classroom for writing prompts. The site was called "Using a Digital Camera in the Classroom" with references from Frances Dendy and Faustina Peacock. Here is the hyperlink for the site:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/olympus/7123/camera.html

I have cut and pasted some of the info that I found useful in the article below:

• use a photo as a prompt for narrative or descriptive writing
• school newspaper
• class newspaper or newsletter
• graphics for written reports and presentations
• write letters to penpals and others (such as reading buddies in another grade), inserting photos
• send photos via e-mail to electronic pen pals
• e-mail class updates to parents, with attached photos
• write a class novel with live-action photos as illustrations
• class books
• sequencing books [using a digital camera is especially useful to sequences which cannot be brought to school for students to experience]
• All About Us [take photos of students and let them write about themselves - this is especially good for Kindergarten!]
• take photos on field trips, to aid in writing about them later
• publicize a class play or project

Anastasia Rioux