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Document Cameras in Education
El Rancho Unified School District.

Agenda - AVerMedia 355AF

Image Capture
- Use as a Scanner
Video Capture
Included Software (Mac or PC) (Aver+)
Annotation Features
- Add Notes
- Create Drawings
- Highlight Important Details
- Erase Partial Images (Like "Covering" or "Dragging" a Transparency)

Ways students and teachers can use document cameras in various elementary level subjects:

All Subjects
- Showcase student work!
- Display any paper, textbook, or 3D object in the room!
- Show and Tell
- Teaching Plans/Instruction for Substitute Teachers (for Doc. Camera models that record demonstrations)
Reading
- Make any book a big book! (Consider jigsaw or other interactive reading strategies!)
- Site Words
- Flash Cards
Writing
- Group Writing
- Group Editing
- Share Examples
Oral Language
- Project Visual Aids
- Model Note Cards
- Teleprompter
Math
- Rulers, Compasses, and Other Math Instruments
- Manipulatives
- Group Problems and/or Correcting
Science
- Diagrams
- Specimens
- Dissections
Social Studies
- Maps
- Artifacts
Art
- Display the Masters
- Model Techniques
- Gallery or Recital
And More:
- Ideas for Classroom Use of a Document Camera

In the article Are Document Cameras the Next Big Thing? by Susan Brooks-Young, teachers identified four major changes:

More class time devoted to discussions of students’ written work and thought processes
Increased numbers of students, especially English language learners, sharing and explaining their work
Growing student confidence in their mathematical abilities and better comprehension of concepts
Increased teacher understanding of students’ thought processes

1. What do you most want to try in your classroom right away?

2. What do you most want to take the time to implement?

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