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		Lessons and activities The Adobe Digital Kids Club makes it easy for educators to introduce digital photography and video into the classroom. Students take photos with their digital cameras and then use Adobe® Photoshop® Elements software for Windows® and Mac to edit, enhance, organize, and share their images. Using Adobe Premiere® Elements, they produce amazing videos for classroom projects and presentations.
	Submit your own lesson or activity Teachers: Share your digital media lessons and activities. E-mail your lesson or activity to the Adobe Digital Kids Club, and we’ll contact you if your lesson is selected to appear on the site. Review some of the lessons and activities below, and then view and print out a template to get started. View or download a template (PDF: 235k).

Digital photography lessons

	Are you really symmetrical? Students manipulate digital images of themselves to better understand geometric concepts
	Advertising photography Students get a taste of real-world advertising while learning photography, design, and marketing skills.
	Comparing the growth of stationary and rotary plants Use digital technology to conduct an investigation and present scientific findings.
	Dolch word practice Help eager first-graders immediately recognize the most commonly used words.
	Illustrating Electricity and Magnetism High school students visualize scientific concepts in this high-charged lesson.
	Visual dictionary Bring a random word from a ratty dictionary to life.
	Introduction to Victorian Valentines Examine a colorful, loving tradition with a hands-on approach.
	Advanced Victorian Valentines Expand a longtime tradition of expressing that loving feeling.
	Revamp a room You’re the designer, so do just about anything with your own special area.
	Share your projects Use the “Slide Show” feature to easily create professional-caliber exhibits.
	Chinese takeout Devour this easy-to-follow lesson that results in a simple narrative.
	Cartoon kids Bring out your inner cartoon character in this animated lesson.
	Fortune cookie collage Add awesome images to thought-provoking messages.
	Alliteration poem This popular alliteration project puts the power of poetry on a pronounced pedestal.
	Take a vacation Put yourself in exotic faraway places without leaving your desk.
	Repeating pattern artwork Mathematical mastery meets colorful creativity, over and over again.
	Painted faces Don’t hold back — wear you passion across your face.
	Nine of me Kids can display a multitude of personalities in this multi-layered assignment.
	Just a little color With careful cropping and calculated manipulation, a striking color image emerges.
	Graph plotting The plot thickens when students use “x” and “y” coordinates in this dot-to-dot project.
	Funny ads Have fun changing the image of a favorite food, toy, sports team, or logo.
	Flower children Creativity and students are in full bloom by the time this project is complete.
	Dot-to-dots Take a wandering path while connecting the dots that make a cool picture.
	Use Photomerge to photograph a small space See the big picture by capturing all the elements in a small space.
	Manage and grade student projects Easily manage student work and simplify your grading processes.
	Filters Students use filters to create stunning digital picture art.
	Backgrounds The sky is no limit as students change backgrounds.
	Collage Students include multiple photos in one exciting, content-rich collage.
	Layers and shapes Learn the power of Photoshop Elements through its layers.
	Selection tool Students learn the very basics of drawing using Photoshop Elements.
	Idioms Students illustrate idioms using Photoshop Elements.
	Personification poem Students write a personification-style poem and publish with Photoshop Elements.
	Visual pun fun Use visual puns as a way to merge art with technology in the classroom.
	Create Impressionist artwork Learn how to create a piece of Impressionist art.
	Create photo artwork Take any photo and turn it into digital artwork.
	Take pictures of your pet Learn photo tips, and create a photo collage.
	Take great field trip photos Learn tips and techniques to handle different light sources.
	Fun with close-up photos Learn to use a digital camera like a microscope.
	Digital Dali Turn everyday photos into Surrealist-style artwork.

Digital photography activities

	It's not scary to create a haunted house See how easy it is to create a spooky haunted house.
	Creating a fall collage Capture the splendor of autumn with Adobe Photoshop Elements.
	CD covers Create your own custom CD jewel case artwork.
	Greeting cards Create fun greeting cards using Photoshop Elements.
	Holiday ornaments Learn how to use Photoshop Elements to create holiday ornaments.

Digital video lessons

	My monster Make a normal item scary with Adobe Premiere Elements and your imagination.
	Touring our school is a snap Create a video that helps newcomers at your school become acclimated.
	Campaign ads that subtract and add Use Adobe Premiere Elements to make a subject look very good and very bad.
	Light makes right Produce a quiz show that uses a brilliant special effect.
	Only you can prevent... Produce a powerfully persuasive public service announcement with Adobe Premiere Elements.
	The End is Only the Beginning Create mattes and titles that deliver compelling storytelling — after the video scene has ended!
	Documentary Have your students become recorders of reality in an honest, multi-perspective way.
	Foreign film fun Cast your students as producers of a foreign film. You will be amazed at the effort they will put into it, and it may surprise you who takes the leading roles.
	Newscast Have your students create a newscast or special report to learn the who, what, where, when, and why of just about any subject.
	The Cardinal Points The Title Designer can make your video project look professional.
	It's a dog's life A dog's point of view makes for a fun video project.
	Satire Witch Project Have fun mastering the Titles in Adobe Premiere Elements.
	Educational movie Turn your students into teachers by having them create an educational movie.
	Nuts and bolts Students have fun showing how it all comes together.
	Behind door #1 Surprise your audience with the unexpected.
	I'm in charge here Take command with entertaining narration.
	The story behind storyboards Make better videos by starting out with storyboards.
	Be all you can be Learn how one person can be an entire team, its coach, and the crowd.
	Walking in their shoes Student videographers let viewers experience what it's like to have a disability.
	Day in the life Bring the viewer along for a day at school.

More lessons coming soon:

It came from outer space
Titles, adding media files, moving clips to the timeline, downloading media

Weight and see
Transparent titles (templates)

Keyed in
Video effects

Sounds like a movie
Titles, audio effects, slideshow, unnumbered markers

Coming soon to a screen near you
Titles, importing files

A tree must eat
Importing files, narration

Go to your room!
Time-stretch tools

School rules!
Trim editing; output to VHS

My place is your place
Preset video and audio effects

Digital video activities

	Slideshow Use still images to create a slideshow video. You don’t even need a video camera to make this movie.
	Scavenger hunt Go on a reality TV scavenger hunt and have a blast.

More photography activities

	Photoshop Elements lessons for Educators Learn about great ways to use Photoshop Elements in the classroom.
	Digital stickers Create Valentine and lucky shamrock stickers by combining both digital photography and digital imaging techniques.
	Instructional collage Learn more about ways to incorporate digital technology in your lesson plans.

CoolClipArt.com activities
Create digital scrapbooks with Photoshop Elements software.
	St. Patrick's Day scrapbook
	Valentine's Day scrapbook
	Snow day scrapbook
	Scrapbook for the holidays
	Thanksgiving digital scrapbook

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