In class we were divided into groups to do a digital scavenger hunt where we went outside to take pictures of things that pertained to our topic. My groups topic was "colors" so we took pictures on a digital camera of items that were each of these colors: black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, purple, red, white, and yellow. After we obtained the images on each of our computers, we worked on our own to make slideshows of the scavenger hunt pictures. First, I uploaded my pictures to Picasa Web Album, a picture sharing website, where I created the first slideshow seen below. I later uploaded these same pictures to Google Docs to make a Google Presentation. This is the second slideshow seen below.
Everything went well with this activity, except for the fact that we had a little difficulty transferring the pictures from the camera to the computer. Once we figured out that minor complication, the rest of the activity went smoothly. Both Picasa Web Album and Google Presentation were easy to use and pretty self-explanatory. I enjoyed learning how to use these sites because they will be helpful in the future for picture sharing. I will be able to use this in my classroom for assignments very similar to this one. I think having my students do their own digital scavenger hunts could be very useful in teaching them how to use technology, create slideshows, share pictures, and even teach their peers.
The scavenger hunt itself was a fun activity. I enjoyed going outside during class time to take pictures. I was in a group of three that got along great and enjoyed searching for certain things together! Since our category was "colors" we each looked for items in nature that were a specific color. On a few of the colors (ones that you wouldn't expect to be difficult!) we had to get creative by taking pictures of clothing articles, etc. All went well, and I think this would definitely be an activity that elementary age students would enjoy!
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