ACTIVE READING —————————————————————
CONTENT AREA: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
GRADE LEVELS: MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
Reading strategies such as underlining and taking notes in the margin help students
process texts for high-stakes reading tests. However, students are frequently issued reading
textbooks that they are not allowed to write in, vastly limiting the opportunities to practice
active reading strategies. A document camera [...]
Understanding screen resolutions can be confusing at first. When you are selecting a new laptop/netbook, and document camera or a new projector/monitor, pay attention to the native screen resolution of your unit. The most inexpensive models may be a smaller native resolution like SVGA, which as time passes, will be utilized less and less. On the other hand, [...]
TIMELINE ————————————————————————
CONTENT AREA: HISTORY
GRADE LEVELS: MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL
A knowledge of chronological order of events is essential for students when
discussing complex causes and events in history. A document camera can provide an
excellent way to interactively practice timelines.
MATERIALS
- Document camera
- Projector
- Drawing of a timeline of the target era with no events listed
- Whiteboard or large [...]
CATEGORIZING CONCEPTS #5—————————————–
CONTENT AREA: SCIENCE
GRADE LEVEL: MIDDLE SCHOOL
The following activity can be used to introduce or review examples of science concepts in categories, such as vertebrates and invertebrates. A document camera allows all students to actively participate.
MATERIALS
- Document camera
- Projector
- One paper with the category names listed in columns
- Papers cut in small pieces with [...]
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT #4 ————————————-
CONTENT AREA: HEALTH EDUCATION
GRADE LEVELS: MIDDLE SCHOOL
Increase students’ awareness of food ingredients and percentages of nutritional components such as vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, protein, fat, sodium, and fiber by using a document camera to project the images of actual food wrappers.
This activity can be an eye-opening experience for everyone!
MATERIALS
- Document [...]
ABC 123
CONTENT AREA: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH
GRADE LEVELS: ELEMENTARY OR MIDDLE SCHOOL
A document camera can be used to bring life to sequencing activities such as
practicing alphabetical order or numbers on a number line. Students love to come to the
document camera and see their work projected for the class.
MATERIALS
- Document camera
- Projector
- Cards or small [...]
SHOW ME GREAT LESSONS! #1 and #2
LEARN TO WRITE ………………………………………………………………………
STORY TIME………………………………………………………………………………..
Adapted from various sources, there are many wasy to utilize projectors and document camera/visualizers to improve teaching and student retention and understanding. Here are two ways.
LEARN TO WRITE ———————————————————————-
CONTENT AREA: WRITING
GRADE LEVELS: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Learning to form letters correctly is an essential elementary writing skill. Using [...]
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