Nursery World - Say cheese - digital cameras

A camera, however basic, is an invaluable resource within the nursery, but the benefits and learning opportunities become all the greater by going digital.Over the past three months, a digital camera has become an indispensable resource at Cowgate Children's Centre in Newcastle. 'We've used it nearly every day since we got it,' says project worker Joanne Elliott.

A camera, however basic, is an invaluable resource within the nursery, but the benefits and learning opportunities become all the greater by going digital. Over the past three months, a digital camera has become an indispensable resource at Cowgate Children's Centre in Newcastle. 'We've used it nearly every day since we got it,' says project worker Joanne Elliott.

The first advantage of digital cameras is that you can see what your photograph will look like almost instantly thanks to a small viewing screen on the back, so eliminating the wait for films to be processed only to find the children's heads have been chopped off! If you don't like what you see, you can simply erase it and take another photo.

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