Web Teaching Index Digital Cameras Digital cameras have become much less expensive and much better in the last two years. More models appear regularly and the prices are dropping. The digital camera provides several major advantages for teachers preparing material for instruction. No extra boards are required for digitizing.
Serial port downloading is easy enough even beginning students can do it.
Pictures may be downloaded for viewing immediately. You can shoot again if your photography is not good enough. The new still digital cameras can also record some sound. This is a very good feature because you can talk to your camera as you take pictures instead of taking notes. It is easy to have pictures that you can not identify without some means of careful labelling.