If I had a dollar for every time a teacher told me “I took pictures for the classroom schedule, but someone lost the connector cord, so I can’t download them” or “I was going to take pictures of our class to share with families, but the memory card was full of the three-year-olds trip to the farm” – I could fund EC-PBIS research for the next 5 years! Okay… that’s a slight exaggeration. But teachers DO face issues when it comes to shared digital cameras in early childhood programs. No time to download, missing connector cords, full memory cards, and broken card readers are just a few of the problems weve encountered. These issues are frustrating and create a real barrier to implementing many of the EC-PBIS strategies – like picture schedules, scripted stories, and visual cue cards. BUT WAIT! There is a solution! Check out Eye-fi – a company that makes “wireless” SD cards for digital cameras. No more digging around for that connector cord or card reader, Eye-fi’s memory cards have a built-in wireless component that automatically connects to your program’s computer through your existing wireless internet connection. Here’s how it works: after a installing the card and initially syncing with your wireless internet connection, any pictures you take on the digital camera will instantly download to the computer! Your memory card has virtually limitless capacity, since everything is downloaded to the computer right away. No more wondering if you can delete old photos to make room for new ones! Want to know more? Visit Eye-fi’s website (eye.fi) or watch Ron from Cameratown’s YouTube demonstration (youtube/watch?v=iOSj4hxYBNM). You can purchase these cards from a variety of retailers – Amazon currently has the 4GB card for $30 and the 8GB card for $54. Tried this technology already? Let us know how you like it!
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 18:19:33 +0000
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