What is a Document Camera:

     A document camera, also known by a number of different names, is a device which allows an image of a document or object which is placed under the camera to be shown with a projector.  It can also capture images to the computer, including photographs of students.  The powerful zoom feature on most document cameras can also serve as a low-power microsope.  

Instructional Strategies:

     Non linguistic Representation

     Summarizing and Note Taking

     Cooperative Learning

     Cues, questions and advance organizers

Lesson Examples:

     On line application videos  link

Help Sheets:

    Pictoral guide to choosing how to connect your document camera, projector and Smartboard.  link 

     101 ways teachers use document cameras in their classrrom. link

Online Resources:

     If you have an Avervision Camera, the AverMedia website is very helpful with help sheets and tutorials.  It also has software which facilitates capturing images into a computer rather than merely sending them to the projector.        link

     If you are using a camera made by Elmo, visit this website for similar kinds of resources to those found on the AverMedia site. 

     Ways to use a document camera in the classroom

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