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eaustin |
doc camera in 2nd grade classroom |
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I would love to hear from some k-3rd grade teachers- what activities having you been using your document camera for?
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tprice |
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I use mine every day for every subject. Mostly I am using it to display the pages the kids are to be on as we work in workbooks for math and reading. I shine it on my whiteboard so I can do examples with the kids. It's great as the kids see exactly what I see and there's no excuse for guessing where they should be.
I also use it for read alouds ~ have the book under the camera as I read. It allows me to move around and have my hands free in order to be more animated as I read. When doing geography in math, I show the shapes as all kids can see them and we can manipulate them together. |
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tprice |
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I forgot!! I also enjoy doing word searches through the children's books! We find compound words, synonyms, antonyms, etc. . .
I place the anthology under the doc cam and shine the projection on to the whiteboard. Kids can come up and circle the compound words, cross out words and write a synonym or antonym in it's place. They can also find words with multiple meanings. It's a great activity and kids think they are writing on the books :) |
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vandrasekj |
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How do you keep your anthologies or paperback books lying flat so the text is sharp and easy to read near the binding of the book- so it doesn't "flop" to one side or another?
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yesteach |
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I've used mine for:
1st grade - demonstrating art techniques; displaying book while the class follows along; zooming in on rocks, flowers, etc. that kids bring from outside; teaching fractions of a group; looking at real money (since so many coins now have different faces/backs than traditional play money). 2nd grade - To introduce all of our new biographies, I put each cover under the camera, then read the "about" from the beginning; telling time to five minutes, students had a blank clock face, then we labeled it together (since I had the same sheet under the document camera it was easier for them to follow along and mark theirs) to show hours on the outside, five minute intervals on the inside 3rd grade - how to create a template to make tesselations; how to fold an origami swan; hands on equations; writing samples; student demonstrations. The BEST thing I used it for last week was to show my kids the keyboard on my computer. We have a typing program that our students use, and if they accidentally turn on caps lock, or the student before them leaves it on, it will count their typing wrong if they're typing lowercase. I forever have kids saying "There's something wrong with my keyboard!" So this year, before we started the program, I put the camera on the keyboard, showed them the caps lock key, and the indicator light and told them if it doesn't work, check this... not ONE child told me "my keyboard doesn't work" this week! And today when someone's password didn't work, the first thing they said was "and my caps lock isn't on!" :-D |
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tprice |
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Our anthologies are pretty used so they stay open no problem. But, for paperbacks and other books that are newer and have a problem staying open, I often place my stapler at the top of the book on the pages to give the weight it needs to stay open. Most books it only takes a little space and never interferes with the text or picture.
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unknown |
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This product just sounds perfect! I could project a poem that I have typed up and do the same type of word search on the board without having to write it on a giant piece of floppy paper.
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unknown |
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I agree that looking at real money makes a huge difference. You can examine the newer different backs of the coins and really demonstrate counting change, etc.
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eyee |
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Teaching measurement is so much easier with a doc camera because the ruler is just like the one the students have in their hands. They could understand the nearest inch and more importantly the nearest half inch rule because they could see the one fourth and three fourths mark on the screen.
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DQTina |
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quote:I would love to hear how people handle this. I know just what you mean, and i was wondering the same thing. |
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eyee |
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Our 2nd graders learn the continents and oceans. In order to get extra credit in geography, they have to be able to identify the major rivers, mountain ranges and deserts of the world. The DC is really helpful with that. Last year when I had access to a DC, I could easily show my students how to find the names of rivers. This year, because the DC was broken, I found myself showing students individually the Amazon and Nile.
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DQTina |
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I love the idea of using maps with the doc cam. With maps changing so quickly, the old maps that we have are no longer correct. With the doc cam, we could update our maps with small correct versions and blow them up for all students to see with the doc cam. This is a huge money saver, as we can download maps from the internet for free. We paid a lot for our large wall maps!
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meaganengland |
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The DC is great for the lower grade levels when you do show and tell. It helps the process go faster and no one items are mistreated. Also, when you read smaller picture books to the class, it makes it a lot easier for everyone to see the pictures. Modeling handwriting is another helpful use of the DC.
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BCANTRELL |
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Picture books are a great way to use a document camera. Sometimes 20 students just can't see the book that well, but with the document camera, everyone would be able to see. I love to point out things in the artwork in a picture book, and using a doc cam would really help my students to see the picture.
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rlau |
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We started a few years ago with a few donated platform elmos from a private school. We also had a few donated Dell projectors. These were put into our4th grade classrooms and the teachers and students immediately loved them. The first realization was that they replaced the overhead projectors and as you alluded to, allowed all the students to easily view the material being shared. It's great that they no longer have to worry about transparencies and all of the overhead accruements and accessories. No more markers and cleaning. Besides the books and handouts, all objects were easily presentable. Even though the Elmos were older and analog (could not interact with a computer like the new Document Cameras), they were already a great teaching improvement.
After investigating the different products, we decided to test out Avermedia and they've come through with high marks for quality, price, and service. For me, service is the most important issue as there are so many competing products. The Avermedia organization has shown an affinity for supporting the educational community. With the tremedous support of our PTO, all of our classroom teachers will start this new school year with a Avermedia 355AF document camera and a Dell 1210s Video Projector. We went with the 1210s as it's extremely cost effective at only ~$440.00 and really all you need for a classroom environment. The whole package of doc cam and video projector is a relative good buy compared to other solutions and allows our teachers to move into the next level of teaching tools. I'm thinking of ways to use the donated Elmos as they are still great tools and originally cost in the thousands of dollars to purchase. They'll probably become stand alone learning stations that students might be able to operate. With an inexpensive monitor, they'll be a great learning center. Good luck with your effort to get a document camera into your classroom! |
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rlau |
Maps | #15 | ||
DQTina wrote:Using the free Aver+ software and recording feature, you could record pictures of the maps and have a running record showing how the world has changed. In the lower grades, you could even take pictures of the school campus and surrounding community. Would be pretty cool for students to see how things have changed from when they entered the school till when they've left. With satellite pictures readily available, you could do yearly record of the area. |
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BCANTRELL |
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I think it is wonderful that ALL of the teachers will have a document camera! There are none in my school, but there are some at other schools in the district. I am a technology geek
, so I REALLY want one. There are so many ways that they can be used. I don't even have an old-fashioned overhead projector, so a document camera would enhance my teaching in so many ways.
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rlau |
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Can't believe you don't have an overhead projector. Always considered them standard classroom equipment. I always loved having one when I taught in the classroom. I especially loved using it for math manipulative lessons. So much irony as the document cameras have instantly made the overheads obsolete and we'll probably end up trashing them. Some type of classroom grant would be perfect for you. With the package that we worked on, it was about $440 for the Dell 1210S projector and we were able to get the document camera for under $700 from CDWG.
If you're really motivated, look up local, state and federal grants as well as putting the word out to your tech people and administrators. Check out your state/district resource people too. Good luck and hope you get one soon. In the meantime, download the latest AVER+ for free. |
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crawleyecho |
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How would you use the AVER+ software without the document camera?
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crawleyecho |
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crawleyecho wrote: Also... where do I download the software from? I can't seem to find it. |
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barbtorrence |
Using the Freeze function | #20 | ||
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You might try the Freeze button on your camera - hold the book open with your hand and freeze the picture, then you don't have to mess with trying to keep the pages flat. Or use the capture button to take pictures of several pages at a time. |
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