DOCUMENT CAMERASELMO'S

The pros and the cons

ISTE Standards Here are a few of the standards that would fall under The Teachers portion of the ISTE   I.OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS Teachers demonstrate a sound understanding of technology operations and concepts. A. demonstrate introductory knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related to technology (as described in the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students). B. demonstrate continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and emerging technologies. II. PLANNING AND DESIGNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND EXPERIENCES Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology.

ISTE standards continued A. design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners.

III. TEACHING, LEARNING, AND THE CURRICULUM Teachers implement curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning. A. facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards. B. use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students. C. apply technology to develop students’ higher order skills and creativity. D. manage student learning activities

ISTE Standards for Students

4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve

problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. a. Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation b. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project

Students standards continued

6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound

understanding of technology concepts, systems, and

operations. a. Understand and use technology

systems

Cost to You

Document cameras come in a wide variety of styles. The pricing goes up depending on the zoom availabilities and overall qualities of the camera

You can usually get a better deal if you purchase in high quantities and combine them with projectors

I was lucky, we built a new building 2 years ago and every room has a projector built into the ceiling. The only cost we had was the Elmo themselves.

We went with AverVision and they are great cameras. Their cost was $490.00 each

Elmos

Here is one of the modest end styles. This is a TT-12/XK2200 camera that comes with a projector priced at $1,110.00 as a group.

Elmos

This is a high end model. It costs $650.00 for the camera alone. It is a Samsung SDP-860

Elmo's

Here are just a few urls that lead to a great sites for viewing document cameras and their abilities and prices.

This is a site to the AverVision we are using in my building

http://www.camcor.com/cgi-bin/parametric.cg

http://www.nextag.com/elmo-document-came

Classroom uses

Project things simultaneously, for example if students are bringing in leaves for a class leaf collection you can place a leaf on the viewing area and use the enlarger to show even the intricacy of the veins within the leaf as well as the leafs colors.

Pages from picture books Photographs Magazines Something like an alpha smart to teach students

how to use all of the features Enlarge type for vision impaired students Anything you would have used an overhead

projector for exemplified

Downside

Document cameras are rather expensive because you also have to purchase the projectors. Grants can be written and as I stated earlier buying them in higher volume as a package deal with projectors is the best bet.

Bulbs for projectors are expensive also and when it burns out your Elmo isn’t available either.

More Positives

Connect directly to your computer Because you can connect to your

computer you can do a lesson using the internet and they can all participate

Students can operate it and show their work they have done. This could be anything from a written journal to a colorful picture they created.

Place the students text books directly under the Elmo for choral reading