Document Cameras

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Did you know you can connect your Lumens document camera directly to your projector without using your computer?  Simply, use a VGA (monitor) cable connected to the VGA port on the back of the document camera and connect it to your the VGA in port on your projector (or connector box if your projector is ceiling-mounted).

What if you captured (recorded) the video of a lesson or demonstration and posted it on your website?

Links:

• Document Cameras - An Overview
• 100 Ideas for Data Projectors and Document Cameras
• Ideas for Document Camera Uses in Early Childhood Education
• More ideas for Document Cameras in the Elementary Classroom
• Document Camera Magic - by Lumens
• 101 Ways To Use a Document Camera in the Classroom - Article/Handout - Kennewick School District, WA
• Classroom Uses of Document Cameras - by Camcor.com
• 100 Ways To Use A Document Camera In The Classroom (Word Document)
• Uses of a Document Camera - discussion on Classroom 2.0
• Document Cameras in the Classroom - Handout
• 58 Ways Teachers Use Document Cameras - Luidia.com (.pdf)
• 6 Things You Need to Know About Doc Cameras (Word Document) - Covers technical considerations and basic knowledge.
• Classroom Uses for a Document Camera - ideas (mostly elementary) by Tim Bedley
• Document Cameras - page from the TILT wiki.  Ideas and some overview of how they work.
• Document Cameras - page from the Contra Costa County Department of Education.  Ideas and Links
• Document Camera Mathcasts - Ideas on creating video podcasts using Jing (free screencast software) and your document camera.  Let the students do it!
• Document Camera Uses - general information and ideas (.pdf)
• Teachers' Use of the Avervision Document Camera (.pdf)
• Show Me Great Lessons - Elmo, Karina Clemmons Ed. D. - sample lessons from a variety of subjects and grade levels (.pdf)
• And The Beat Goes On... - science lesson that uses a document camera. Heart dissection! (.pdf)
• Do You See What I See? - early grades science lesson (.pdf)
• Use of Document Cameras - from Teachnology Forums

Articles:

• Document Camera Helps Capture Students' Focus on Learning - eSchoolNews
• Elmo Tickles Student Writers:  Using Technology To Encourage Student Writers - Edutopia.com
• Not Your Mom's Overhead - Connexions
• Are Doc Cameras Worth The Expense? - Tech Savvy Educator
• Pairing Projectors and Document Cameras Can Give Your Lessons A Digital Overhaul - Carl Vogel, EdTechMag
• Are Document Cameras The Next Big Thing? - THEJournal