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I think the hardest part about learning how to use digital imagery and video is that you don't realize what all you can do with the program. This is especially true of digital imagery. You have this neat Photoshop thing with lots and lots of buttons, but it's hard to know how to use the program effectively for teaching because you don't really know what all you can do. I think it's a good idea to just sit and play with the program for a while and try lots of different things so that you kind of have more of an understanding of what the possibilities are.

Also, for both digital imagery and video, things are a lot harder to do the first time around. Really, you wouldn't want to design some big project to do without having a lot of experience because everything takes ten times as long because you're still figuring out the program. Unlike Microsoft Office or the Internet, you can get by just fine without using these programs, but there's a lot you can do with them once you know what your options are so it's a good idea to familiarize yourself with these things. I think that's also why it's important to give kids access to these tools, because if they start working with them now, then by the time they're older, using these programs will be second nature.

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