Photography · Week 24 · Darkroom and Digital Editing
Before You Post
Students compare ways to share photos online and weigh audience, privacy, and digital footprint before posting.
- Students will
- Students compare ways to share photos online, weigh audience, privacy, and digital footprint, and write a three question checklist for posting.
- SEL skill
- Pause and weigh audience, privacy, and consequences before posting
- What it looks like
- Students practice responsible decision-making by weighing consequences for themselves and others before sharing an image.
- Content focus
- Before you post
- Format
- Role play
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making means choosing in a caring, constructive way after thinking about ethics, safety, and the effects on yourself and others. More responsible decision-making activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- MA:Pr6.1.HSI: Media Arts, Performing, Presenting, or Producing, Anchor Standard 6 (Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Performing, Presenting, or Producing
- Level: High School Proficient
More responsible decision-making activities for Photography
- Golden Hour in the Desert Responsible decision-makingStudents plan a shoot around desert light and heat, deciding when and where they can photograph safely.
- Choosing the Best Frame Responsible decision-makingStudents evaluate a contact sheet against criteria and choose their strongest frame with reasons.
- Ethics of Photographing People Responsible decision-makingStudents examine consent, privacy, and dignity in street and news photography and write a personal code for photographing people.
- Editing Honestly Responsible decision-makingStudents decide which edits improve an image and which would mislead viewers, especially in news and documentary work.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.