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Document Cameras Elmo'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 .
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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