How to use a document camera

1. How to use a document camera -Emily Dudek & Donna Miller

2. How to learn it all! • Definition • Basic use • Advanced use • Top Ten uses • Troubleshooting • Resources and printouts • Bibliography

3. Definition • What is a document camera? • projects any type of 2d or 3d material • Portable, easy to use • Can save individual images onto memory stick or computer • Works in conjunction with Smart Notebook software • Can video tape lessons to play back later

4. Camera head – zoom in and out button Camera head – auto focus and light button Neck – DO NOT carry camera by this Control panel Slate or desk top

5. Basic use • How to use it • How to hook it up • How to capture an image • Troubleshooting

6. How to use it

7. How to hook it up (Audio directions) • 1. Hook RGB cord to back of Document camera (RGB Out) • 2. Hook RGB cord to projector (computer in) • 3. Turn both document camera and projector on, make sure document camera is set for “camera.”

8. How to capture an image Step 1 Insert memory stick Step 3 Make sure camera icon displays Step 2 Click on camera icon button

9. Reflection • Turn to your partner and share two ways that you could incorporate a document camera into your lesson. Q: What can you do if your memory stick is not being recognized? *If you need ideas, go to our Top Ten slide A: Go to the troubleshoot slide

10. Advanced use • How to hookup to laptop • How to use with laptop • How to capture video • Troubleshoot

11. How to hook up to laptop • Unhook RGB cord from document camera and hook it into the laptop • Hook gray USB cord into the document camera and the laptop (review = RBG runs from laptop to projector and gray cord runs from laptop to document camera) #1 #2

12. Hook up cont. 3. Make sure all are turned on 4. Open Smart Notebook software on laptop 5. Click the document camera icon in the tool bar – you are ready to go #4 #5

13. How to use with laptop

14. How to capture video

15. Reflection • Turn to your partner and discuss a lesson you would save for students to view for later use. Q: What can you do if your image is not showing up on the laptop? A: Go to the Troubleshoot slide.

16. Top Ten • Project any book or image for the class to see • Capture images of 3d objects – tangrams while working on geometry • Record a frog dissection for students to review later • Project images for a whole school assembly – such as a school song • Teach a skill such as underlining adjectives for the whole class to see and repost image for class review.

17. Top ten cont. • Record a step by step science experiment – good for students who were absent • Review a vocabulary or spelling list • Art teacher could demonstrate how to draw something • Music teacher could project sheet music • A speech teacher can project idioms on the wall to a social pragmatics group

18. Troubleshooting Q: Why won’t my memory stick show up? A: It may not be inserted correctly or formatted. (Click here for more information) Q: What do I do if there is no imageshowing up on the laptop? A: Make sure your Smart Notebook software is open and the document camera icon is selected. Q: What do I do if my projected image is a blue screen? A: Make sure all cords are connected properly and the source button on the projector is on “computer 1.”

19. Troubleshooting cont. Q: What can I do about a shadowon my slate? A: Adjust the document camera head to eliminate the shadow. Q: How can I make the image larger? A: Use the zoom knob on the camera head or the zoom option in the Smart Notebook software. Q: Why can’t I find the lesson I just recorded? A: Look in your “My documents” folder for a WMV file.

20. Resources/Printouts Below you will find a link to the Wiki we created. It is chock full of resources and ideas for using a document camera in the classroom. Wiki

21. Bibliography