Document+Camera

media type="custom" key="4767227"]   __//**Summary**//__ //**Teacher Technology Standards**// V. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction 3. Select and apply research based practices for integrating technology into instruction. 7. Manage a technology-enhanced environment to maximize student learning . __**//Student Literacy Technology Standards // **__ 4.A.1.b Standard 4: Technology for Communication and Expression A: Communication 1. Select and Use Technology for Communication b. Present information independently to various audiences 4.B.1.a Standard 4: Technology for Communication and Expression B: Expression 1. Use and Understand how Technology can be used to express ideas a. Select and use appropriate multimedia and publishing tools to express original ideas

**//__Description__//**  The photos above indicate how the Elmo Document Camera is used in the classroom daily. The document camera has been a great addition to the class by allowing students to manipulate documents, photograph images, and display their work to the entire classroom. Students are able to constantly modify work during the work period. Students enjoy using the document camera to illustrate their work.

During editing of student work, students have found the use of the Elmo to be beneficial as it permits them to save images and move to another piece of work and then return to the original document. Students have also found it beneficial when reading and analyzing a piece of text. No longer does the material have to be copied to the board or into a notebook. Students can see the image directly from the text on the screen while working together or independently.

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The ELMO has afforded me the opportunity to focus on struggling students while others are working. Not only does it allow me to take pictures of the material that we are working on, but it allows me to take pictures of the students at work, thereby developing an portfolio. The students enjoy presenting their work on the ELMO because it is so easy to use and everyone can get involved. I have personally found it to be a great tool in the Reading Language Arts Classroom because it enable me to show students how to do the assinged work, especially when it is easy for everyone to see. When reading from the text I can place the current page of the text on the screen so that students are able to follow along.  Now! Every book is a big book when you have a document camera! I use the document camera daily for shared reading. This means that my students can all see the text that I'm reading aloud. They are expected to read along mentally. Every couple of sentences, I drop a word as I'm reading and expect the students to all chorally fill in that word. The students and I are able to intelligently discuss text features, comprehension strategies, spelling rules, and new vocabulary when all students are able to see the text. Every page or so, I stop reading aloud and tell the students to read a certain section mentally. I then hold students accountable for their reading through journal responses, pair share, and whole class discussion. These methods also improve reading fluency as students are encouraged to decode more rapidly than they normally do in order to keep up with the teacher's reading pace. Another bonus is that all students can quickly and easily see the pictures during a read aloud.

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