A digital photo album may be used to present images sequentially that have informational or learning value for learners. A photo album is browsable, and it makes images fun to view.
Educational Photo Albums
Photo albums may be collections of images from fieldtrips, experimental sequences, student performances, events, or other types of learning activities. The images themselves may be video stills, blueprint designs, machinima images, photos, digitized drawings, and image scans.
Collecting Images
To create a photo album using SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5, it is usually a good idea to collect the images you want to use. These images have to be Web compatible. One Web compatible standard would be to render .jpg images at 72 dpi and with an RGB (red, green, blue) color mode. (If the image types are wrong, the colors and the image itself will not show up when you render the photo album). Images that need to be more fine-grained may benefit from a higher resolution than 72 dpi.
File Naming Protocols
Make sure that the images are named properly, so you can recognize what the contents are. The names cannot have spaces in them. Only use alphanumeric characters, not symbols. Also, realize that these file names will be the de facto labels for the images unless you rename the images when you create the photo album; it is advisable to rename the images for proper capitalization, spacing, and specifics.
Once all the images have been collected, rendered, and properly named, put them all in a folder. You will be uploading all the folder contents altogether to save on time. (You can always add in single files or other folders to the same photo album later). Meanwhile, it helps to begin with an image set.
See the photo album consisting of digital photographs taken of the main K-State campus in Manhattan, which took a hit on June 11, 2008, when a tornado touched down.
Next Up: Uploading and Ordering Images
