Resources for Digital Media
_ General Resources
National Archives Photo Analysis Worksheet
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/photo_analysis_worksheet.pdf
National Geographic for Kids --- Photos
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/photos/gallery/
Fotopedia – A Photograph Encyclopedia
http://www.fotopedia.com/
Phantastic Photo
https://sites.google.com/site/phantasticphotoprojects/home
Morgue File
http://morguefile.com/
Free photos for creatives by creatives
Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/
The Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr/en
MoMa- Museum of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org/
Secrets of a Magazine Cover Model
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/entertainment/covermodel_1.html
Photo Fakery
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/fauxphotos/Photo_Fakery.htm
Science Photos
Great Science Images from the American Museum of Natural History
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/picturing-science-exhibit/
National Geographic Best Science Pictures
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/photogalleries/100218-best-science-pictures/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Photo Gallery
http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/
NOAA Photo Library
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
NASA Image Galleries
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/index.html
National Resources and Conservation Services Photo Collection
http://www.mo.nrcs.usda.gov/news/MOphotogalleryindex.html
The Year’s Most Amazing Scientific Images
http://www.popsci.com/node/36702
Social Studies / History Photos
Missouri State Archives
Missouri Memories: A History in Photographs
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mdh_splash/default.asp?coll=mo_memories
Denver Public Library Digital Collection
http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/
Includes a collection of Old West photos, documents, maps
National Park Service Digital Photo Collection
http://www.nps.gov/applications/hafe/hfc/npsphoto.cfm
Library of Congress American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Primary source documents and photos of American History
Awesome Stories
Primary source documents including audio, video and images.
Documerica
EPA Sponsored photographs in the 1970s
http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/collections/72157620729903309/
Old Pictures
http://www.old-picture.com/
A collection of historical photos from 1850 to 1940
National Geographic Photo Galleries
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photogalleries/
National Archives Teaching with Documents: Lesson Plans
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/
Who Should I Vote For?
http://stager.org/whoshouldivotefor.pdf
Math
Digital Camera in Math Classroom
http://teachers.redclay.k12.de.us/pamela.waters/math/fetc/digital_cameras.htm
Vimeo – Videos for Math
http://vimeo.com/search/videos/search:math/st/92389717
Center for Polymer Studies – Fractals
http://polymer.bu.edu/~trunfio/images.html
Monty Python and the Quadratic Shrubery
http://elevatedmath.com/blog/2012/01/11/monty-python-and-the-quadratic-shrubbery/
Maybe not the best example of image use, but an interesting problem.
SimFace
http://www.symmeter.com/symfacer.htm
What does your face look like if it is completely symmetrical? You can do this same trick yourself by cropping, copying and rotating a photo.
Are Perfectly Symmetrical Faces More Attractive?
http://www.businessinsider.com/symmetrical-faces-2011-7
A gallery of symmetrical faces.
Language Arts
World of War Craft invades Language Arts Classes
http://www.convergemag.com/classtech/World-of-Warcraft.html
Interesting.
Photography as a Connection to Reading and Writing
http://education.jhu.edu/newhorizons/strategies/topics/literacy/articles/photography-as-a-connection/index.html
Building Photo-based Writing Skills
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/picture-this-building-photo-based-writing-skills/
National Archives Photo Analysis Worksheet
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/photo_analysis_worksheet.pdf
National Geographic for Kids --- Photos
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/photos/gallery/
Fotopedia – A Photograph Encyclopedia
http://www.fotopedia.com/
Phantastic Photo
https://sites.google.com/site/phantasticphotoprojects/home
Morgue File
http://morguefile.com/
Free photos for creatives by creatives
Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/
The Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr/en
MoMa- Museum of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org/
Secrets of a Magazine Cover Model
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/entertainment/covermodel_1.html
Photo Fakery
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/fauxphotos/Photo_Fakery.htm
Science Photos
Great Science Images from the American Museum of Natural History
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/picturing-science-exhibit/
National Geographic Best Science Pictures
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/photogalleries/100218-best-science-pictures/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Photo Gallery
http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/
NOAA Photo Library
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
NASA Image Galleries
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/index.html
National Resources and Conservation Services Photo Collection
http://www.mo.nrcs.usda.gov/news/MOphotogalleryindex.html
The Year’s Most Amazing Scientific Images
http://www.popsci.com/node/36702
Social Studies / History Photos
Missouri State Archives
Missouri Memories: A History in Photographs
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mdh_splash/default.asp?coll=mo_memories
Denver Public Library Digital Collection
http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/
Includes a collection of Old West photos, documents, maps
National Park Service Digital Photo Collection
http://www.nps.gov/applications/hafe/hfc/npsphoto.cfm
Library of Congress American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Primary source documents and photos of American History
Awesome Stories
Primary source documents including audio, video and images.
Documerica
EPA Sponsored photographs in the 1970s
http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/collections/72157620729903309/
Old Pictures
http://www.old-picture.com/
A collection of historical photos from 1850 to 1940
National Geographic Photo Galleries
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photogalleries/
National Archives Teaching with Documents: Lesson Plans
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/
Who Should I Vote For?
http://stager.org/whoshouldivotefor.pdf
Math
Digital Camera in Math Classroom
http://teachers.redclay.k12.de.us/pamela.waters/math/fetc/digital_cameras.htm
Vimeo – Videos for Math
http://vimeo.com/search/videos/search:math/st/92389717
Center for Polymer Studies – Fractals
http://polymer.bu.edu/~trunfio/images.html
Monty Python and the Quadratic Shrubery
http://elevatedmath.com/blog/2012/01/11/monty-python-and-the-quadratic-shrubbery/
Maybe not the best example of image use, but an interesting problem.
SimFace
http://www.symmeter.com/symfacer.htm
What does your face look like if it is completely symmetrical? You can do this same trick yourself by cropping, copying and rotating a photo.
Are Perfectly Symmetrical Faces More Attractive?
http://www.businessinsider.com/symmetrical-faces-2011-7
A gallery of symmetrical faces.
Language Arts
World of War Craft invades Language Arts Classes
http://www.convergemag.com/classtech/World-of-Warcraft.html
Interesting.
Photography as a Connection to Reading and Writing
http://education.jhu.edu/newhorizons/strategies/topics/literacy/articles/photography-as-a-connection/index.html
Building Photo-based Writing Skills
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/picture-this-building-photo-based-writing-skills/