Remember overhead projectors that your teachers used in elementary school? Light projectors that projected transparencies up onto the board so that you could follow along with what the teacher was doing. Document cameras are the new and improved overhead projectors. Basically, they are mini cameras that a teacher can put anything under to enlarge onto the board. Now, instead of having to make transparent copies of every worksheet to use on the overhead, a teacher can simply put anything (books, regular paper, objects, hands, pencils, anything!) under the document camera and it is enlarged and shown on the board. Document cameras are just another new and convenient technology in the classroom making lessons far easier then ever before.
Document Camera
Check out this YouTube video that gives you the 101 about document cameras. Enjoy!
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jokane92408 Said:
on October 25, 2009 at 11:41 pm
My cooperating teacher has a Smart Board in her classroom and she loves it! She always uses it though and that makes me worry for the non-visual learners, but it is an amazing supplement to have in a classroom!