Camp IPX, a new technology day camp program for students grades 6-9, explores the world of digital images and computer technology. Students learn the fundamentals of image processing through an innovative 5-,10-, or 30-day program that also enhances creative skills and critical thinking abilities. Camp IPX contains an easily implemented, full curriculum and promotional kit to be used with 10 students.

Designed for teachers familiar with the use of image processing in the classroom, Camp IPX offers a ready-to-use set of lessons and activities. Students use real world data and image processing skills to function in ways similar to top-level scientists, mathematicians, and technicians. The product uses NIH Image, software developed by the National Institutes of Health, and contains Discovering Image Processing, a program that teaches the fundamentals of digital image processing and image analysis.

Camp IPX was developed in part with funding from the National Science Foundation by the Center for Image Processing in Education, a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve science, mathematics, and technology education through the development and dissemination of effective, innovative learning tools.

• Exciting, discovery-based program for summer, intersession, or after-school programs.
  
• Teaches fundamentals of digital image processing through computer, critical thinking, and creative skill-building
  
• Uses fun-filled activities to introduce basic concepts
  
• Teaches students how to use computers, scanners, and digital cameras to create an original image processing project
  
• Based on educationally sound, professional development workshops
  
• Includes hands-on activities and actual research software employed by scientists and medical professionals
  
• Ideal for learning programs associated with schools or community centers
  

• Full curriculum designed for teachers of all subject areas
  
• Activity book with ready-made, easy to use lesson plans
  
• Teaching Notes, Student Data Sheets, and answers
  
• Complete promotional kit with letter for parents
  

• Pixelated Pictures: Understanding digital images
  
• Lights, Camera, Action! Creating and using image stacks
  
• Digital Detective: Investigating look-up tables and controlling pastes
  
• Digital Data: Graphical interpretation of digital images
  
• On Tour in America: Locating coordinates, labeling, and measuring distances
  
• Digitizing Details: Getting images in and out of your computer
  
• Picture Yourself: Scaling, cutting and pasting images
  
• Color by Number: Creating and using color images
  
• Photo Effects: Morphing, filtering and other fantastic effects
  
• Tool Time: Discovering tool functions
  

In addition, Camp IPX contains:

• Agendas for planning a 5-, 10-, or 30-day program
  
• Supplementary Activities
  
• Teacher Notes, including management strategies, field trip ideas, and final project suggestions
  

Camp IPX contains a complete curriculum and promotional kit for educators. The 10-student kit features a teacher activity book filled with lesson plans and activities. The kit may be used for either a 5-, 10-, or 30-day program. Also included is a CD-ROM for Macintosh^® and Windows^® 95, NIH software for use within the classroom, and NIH Image discs for each student to take home. In addition, the kit contains Camp IPX t-shirts for 10 students and 1 instructor, a reproducible Camp IPX promotional letter for parents, and a reproducible Camp IPX registration form.

Grade Level: Grades 6 through 9

Pricing and Availability:
$1,250 per 10-student kit

Additional individual student packs are available for $50 each

Educators pay the base fee for Camp IPX. Additional charges for Camp IPX participants may be made at the educator's discretion.

Camp IPX will be available May 1998.

Camp IPX is appropriate for any educator who has experience in teaching image processing. For interested educators who have not yet had experience teaching image processing, CIPE offers professional development workshops, as well as HIP^® for Educators, a self-paced tutorial for implementing image processing in the classroom.

Camp IPX was developed by CIPE with funding by the National Science Foundation. Click here to see the results of one teacher's Camp IPX.

For more information, e-mail us or call 800/322-9884.

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