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Document Camera Facts
Document cameras can have a great influence in the classroom. They can allow the teacher to present one document or chart to the entire class at the same time. Students usually enjoy the benefit of having a document camera, because it seems to be easier to follow a teacher in a text. Text and other items can be made larger, smaller, three dimensional or transparent due to the document camera. A document camera is a tool that can be useful in all subject areas especially those that involve scientific measurement. The document camera features several parts very similar to a telescope that include the arm, base, camera, operation panel, and the cameras input and output connection.

Document Cameras in Elementary Schools
There are a lot of ways that teachers can use documenting cameras in their classrooms. One of the first ways that teachers can use documenting cameras for elementary schools students is they can put a digital clock underneath the lens so the students can learn to tell time. A really nice thing the documenting cameras can do is they can make any books fonts bigger so that all the students can clearly read what is going on in the book (Education Technology Network, 2009). This is useful because instead of the teacher just reading the book the entire class can read along with the teacher. The teacher only needs that one book and this cuts down on school supplies. There are several elementary school uses that the Umatilla-Morrow Education Service District came up with for Documenting cameras. The first elementary school use that they talked about was using documenting cameras to go over tests. The teacher should place the test underneath the documenting camera so that all the students can see the test. Another use that Umatilla-Morrow Education Service District came up with for documenting cameras is showing students leaves and other parts of nature. This will allow the students to see a close of view so they can understand the structures of things living in nature (Umatilla-Marrow Education Service District, 2010). Another way documenting cameras can be used in elementary school classes is teachers can show their students basic maps so they can get familiar with the world. This technique is useful because it allows the students to get a large picture so they can see minor details in the world (Education Technology Network, 2009). These are several ways that documenting cameras can be useful in an elementary school classroom.

Document Cameras in Middle Schools
The middle school years are an extremely important time in the development of children. The document camera can enhance middle school student's learning, while assisting the teacher as well. The document camera is a modern update of the overhead transparency projector (Frisk 2009). A document camera is a stand mounted video camera over a illuminated display platform that projects data through a television or overhead projector (Frisk 2009). The document camera eliminates the need to create overhead transparencies and saves the amount of paper used (Frisk 2009). One of the document camera's great features is the zoom. This feature allows the teacher to project and magnify practically anything. In middle school classes any book can become a big book, maps are not only enlarged, but also are interactive because of the zoom and optional drawing features on some models, and objects too small or delicate to pass around can be viewed by the entire class (Wylie 2010). One of the best advantages of the document camera is increased student participation. Students can assist the teacher during a lesson by running the camera and displaying information relevant to the lesson. Document cameras are a great way to actively engage students and give them a sense of ownership in the day's lesson (Frisk 2009). Students can be teachers for the day by helping with the document camera. This technology is helpful to visually impaired students and ensures that even those students in the back of the room can see and participate in an activity. The document camera is a great way to make learning fun for both the teacher and the middle school student.

Document Cameras in High Schools
There are many uses for document cameras in High Schools. They can be used in multiple content areas in a variety of ways. Art teachers may want to do an art project under the document camera to demonstrate for the students how they may go about making their own creation. For science teachers document cameras can be an optimal way to direct the class through a dissection of an animal for a project, or the construction of a cell model. Math teachers may want to use the document camera to demonstrate the use of manipulatives, compasses, or protractors. They may also want to put a graphing calculator under the camera to show how to perform certain functions. History teachers would use the document cameras to allow students the see historical artifacts, or reference books for which the teacher does not have enough copies to distribute through the class. Document cameras can provide and enriched learning experience for all students on the High School level.

References

Education Technology Network. (2009). //Document Cameras in the Classroom//. Retrieved 09 2010, from Education Technology Network: http://www.edtechnetwork.com/document_ca meras.html

Frisk, J. (2009, May 1). //The Document Camera: A Better Way to Present!// Retrieved September 28, 2010, from http://teachers.net/gazette/MAY09/frisk/index.html

Wylie, J. (2010, August 7). //How to Use Document Cameras in the Classroom//. Retrieved September 23, 2010, from http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles63423.aspx



Kaiya Duppins, Drew Rudisill, Michael Johnson, Donnie Kus



KAIYA ARTICLE SUMMARY:

Article 1: Document Cameras in the Classroom by The Educational Technology Network Notes: The article explains the benefits of using a document camera in the classroom. The article provides examples for using the document camera in Preschool, Intermediate/Middle School, and High School classrooms.

Article 2: Using Technology to Encourage Writing by Pat Harder Notes: This article tells the story of how a teacher used a document camera to improve students’ writing.

Article 3:School Document Cameras by Red Circle Solutions Notes: This site provides information on how to get funding to purchase a document camera for your school, the technical features of and how to use them, the benefits of having a document camera, and lesson plans that can be used in different grade levels and areas of concentration that incorporate the use of document cameras.

Drews Article Summary

** 100 Ideas for Data Projector and Document Camera ** The first website that I think will benefit our assignment is a website that talks about a hundred uses for documenting cameras. The website is run by the Umatilla-Morrow Education Service District. This website is nice because instead of just stating ways that documenting cameras are beneficial to education this website breaks it down and shows benefits for younger students, intermediate students, and older students. This website also talks about the different course content that teachers can teach with documenting cameras. This website also gives a lot of uses that other websites did not go over. This website goes into a lot more detail on the uses then some of the other websites. Some of the uses include; Art Modeling, Graphing/Charts/Tables, and can be useful for going over tests.

**Documenting Cameras In the Classroom ** The second article that I read was an article that had a lot of ways that teachers can use documenting cameras in their classrooms. Just like the first article that I read this one goes into a lot more detail about how the uses can be broken down into younger students, intermediate students, and high school students. This article suggests that for younger students teachers should show them colors and shapes on the documenting cameras so they can get a large visual of the image being shown. This article suggests that teachers should show detailed maps on the documenting cameras so that the students can see a detailed map instead of a black and white map that they would see on a normal projector. This article also talked about how teachers should use documenting cameras to go over or review for tests. This article also talked about how the images can be saved onto a hard drive that can be shown whenever the teacher brings the picture back up.

**Lumens Inspired Learning ** The final article that I read was another article that went into a lot of different uses for documenting cameras. This article is run by Lumens Integration Incorporated and they have this website to show the important of documenting cameras in the classroom. The first section of this article talks about transform teaching by using documenting cameras. The second section of this article talks about how documenti ng cameras can get students involved in their class. The last part of this article talks about how teachers can use the documenting camera to capture images. Examples of this include taking pictures of student photos or projects. Another includes letting students create animated stores by taking different action shots of pictures. This article also teaches teachers how to use the technology that comes along with documenting cameras  There are a lot of ways that teachers can use documenting cameras in their classrooms. One of the first ways that teachers can use documenting cameras for elementary schools students is they can put a digital clock underneath the lens so the students can learn to tell time. A really nice thing the documenting cameras can do is they can make any books fonts bigger so that all the students can clearly read what is going on in the book. (Education Technology Network, 2009) This is useful because instead of the teacher just reading the book the entire class can read along with the teacher. The teacher only needs that one book and this cuts down on school supplies. There are several elementary school uses that the Umatilla-Morrow Education Service District came up for Documenting cameras. The first elementary school use that they talked about was using documenting cameras to go over tests. The teacher should place the test underneath the documenting camera so that all the students can see the test. Another use that Umatilla-Morrow Education Service District came up with for documenting cameras is showing students leaves and other parts of nature. This will allow the students to see a close of view so they can understand the structures of things living in nature. (Umatilla-Marrow Education Service District, 2010) Another way documenting cameras can be used in elementary school classes is teachers can show their students basic maps so they can get familiar with the world. This technique is useful because it allows the students to get a large picture so they can see minor details in the world. (Education Technology Network, 2009) These are several ways that documenting cameras can be useful in an elementary school classroom. .



Donnie Kus Article 1 Digital Document Cameras 9/18/2010 This article can be very useful in our assignment because it gives instruction on how to use all of the functions of a document camera. It explains what the document cameras are most used for and how to get the best quality picture. Article 2 9/22/2010 This article lists all of the parts of the document camera and what each part is designed to do. This is a basic desrcription of what the document camera looks like. This can be a very effecting learning tool for those interested in knowing what the parts are used for. This article lists the arm, base, camera, operation panel, and input and output connections Article 3 8/26/ 2010 This article lists a number of uses for document cameras in the classroom. A document camera can help make a lecture clearer for the students.