Quote Originally Posted by CaraRose
If they use P&S, they may not have the control for stop action and long exposures. Hopefully they will have some manual settings though.
My thoughts exactly. I will know more tomorrow once I find out what the school purchased for them.

I guess I could go into aperture and SS and then describe how the preset modes on the cameras change the settings to achieve a certain look. I have been jotting down ideas as they come to me and will try to organize them into a type of lesson plan once I get some more things figured out. Here is my rough list so far. Feel free to add to it:

Composition:
Rule of 1/3rds
S Curves
Leading lines
Room to move

watch the background

Flash

Layering: Foreground, middle, background

Simplify: Cluttered photographs can confuse the viewer. While it’s tempting to make “sophisticated” images, simple often wins the day. Don’t feel like you need lots of elements to make a great picture. Most of my best-selling images offer a simple subject against a simple background.

B&W vs Color

Proper way to hold camera: If you can press your face against your camera when you handhold it, you can stabilize it and reduce the chance of camera shake. The more points of contact, the more stable.

Keep your horizon level

when shooting multiple objects, try to shoot an ODD number of subjects such as 3, 5, 7, etc. rather than even. This leads to a more balanced composition

Read the manual

Be patient