MAP IT ——————————————
CONTENT AREA: GEOGRAPHY
GRADE LEVELS: ANY
Being able to correctly label a map with key features is an essential skill in geography.
Using a document camera to project a large image allows students to collaboratively practice their recall of geographic places large enough for everyone to see.
Simple – Yet Effective
MATERIALS
- Document camera
- Projector
- Outline map [...]
JIGSAW NOTES ———————————————————————————–
CONTENT AREA: ANY
GRADE LEVELS: MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
Students can work together to write the complete notes for any given topic. Rather
than only giving a report verbally, a document camera allows students to
collaboratively produce valuable notes for the class.
For any Subject or Content Area
MATERIALS
- Document camera
- Projector
- Paper with subtopic headings listed and [...]
PROOFREADING ANALYSIS ————————————————-
CONTENT AREA: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE
GRADE LEVELS: MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL
Evaluation requires a high level of cognitive processing. The following activity can be used to teach a specific grammar skill, as a review activity, or to reinforce the value of proofreading.
MATERIALS
- Document camera
- Projector
- List of sentences with mistakes to proofread
- [...]
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It’s easy to see the benefits of many of the 21st Century learning tools & techniques, but having [...]
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 [...]
Wow. Projectors just keep getting better and less expensive. I remember the days of three gun projectors that cost $12000 and more. Well, here is a new model from Hitachi, long considered one of the high quality leaders in 3LCD projectors, much better than those older $12K projectors, that sells in the $400-$500 range to education [...]
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