3.3 Digital Cameras, Digital Camcorders and Mobile Devices
Introduction
Look at a photograph of your grandparents. Most probably it is a black and white photograph taken by a professional photographer in a studio using a large camera.
Fast forward to your childhood when photographs were taken using portable cameras and film-rolls.
Now return from your nostalgia and look around at what modern day youngsters use to capture their moments. You would see them capturing high definition images using their smart phones and uploading them instantly onto the cloud using high speed internet connections.
In the next three sections, you will see how these youngsters are able to do this so easily only using a few pieces of technology. You will also gain insight into how these technologies work and how they integrate to provide a new medium for expression, teaching and learning.
This section will be presented in three parts as illustrated in the table below:
Title |
Text Resources |
Media Resources |
Digital Cameras and camcorders |
Choose Your Camera |
|
Digital camcorders (digital video cameras) |
Flash Memory |
Choosing a Camcorder |
Mobile technologies |
How WiFi Works |
Clod Computing Explains |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this section, you should be able to:
- Describe the application of digital cameras and camcorders in the effective delivery of content.
- Discuss the implications of mobile devices for teaching and learning.
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