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Apple continues to dominate the tablet market in 2010 with 87% market share according to eWeek Magazine. But rapid changes as well as blisteringly rapid growth are amongst the trends for 2011: -New iPad 2 from Apple before end of 2011 that will help continue their leadership position -Significant XOOM tablet by Motorola with amazing features -Significant products by Samsung -Enterprise tablets from Blackberry [...] COMPARE AND CONTRAST ————————————————————– CONTENT AREA: ANY GRADE LEVELS: ANY Learning to compare and contrast requires high-level cognitive analysis. Comparing and contrasting is a skill used in many different disciplines at all levels of education. Using an document camera can help students practice using different graphic organizers collaboratively before being asked to use them independently. MATERIALS - Document camera - Projector - Whiteboard or large [...] CONVERSATION STATION ————————————————– CONTENT AREA: ANY GRADE LEVELS: ANY A document camera is a great way to save trees, and your own energy! Use the document camera to project images of notes, quizzes, and worksheets that would normally be photocopied. Save yourself from writing the same series of notes multiple times during the day. Written notes are an excellent [...] FLASHCARD REVIEW CONTENT AREA: ANY GRADE LEVELS: ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, OR HIGH SCHOOL The following activity can be used to review concepts through questions, vocabulary, or required memorization such as multiplication tables. It is an excellent way to achieve class participation with students such as beginning level English Language Learners or students who may be shy to speak during a class discussion. MATERIALS - [...]
Roger Espinosa, Teacher and Documentarian at Kilpatrick High School Roger Espinosa and students produced this Digital Voice Award-winning video about a successful vocational education program for incarcerated students. The contemporary video has a personal feel, shedding insight on students’ lives while demonstrating valuable lessons on electrical trade skills. Roger is a teacher at Camp Kilpatrick in Malibu, California. “Kilpatrick [...] 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 [...] How do teachers integrate 21st Century technology into a seamless learning and teaching environment? … including interactive whiteboards, document cameras, student responders and countless other tools? Register to attend an intriguing and informative presentation in the Los Angeles area March 23. It’s easy to see the benefits of many of the 21st Century learning tools & techniques, but having [...] 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, [...] 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 [...] |
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