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THE BENEFITS OF DOCUMENT CAMERAS IN
EDUCATION
BY: NICOLE LONGFrostburg State University
Spring 2012 Nicole 2
SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY
“Sustainable solutions will stand the test of time. In five to seven years (or more), they will still be doing what they were meant to
do at the time of their original implementation. This applies to both
instructional practices and technological solutions.”
WHAT MAKES A DOCUMENT CAMERA
SUSTAINABLE?Broad In ScopeApplicable To Most ClassroomsEasy To UseEasy To IntegrateMinimal Training And SupportStands The Test Of Time
DOCUMENT CAMERAS: BENEFITS TO TEACHERSReduces or rids the need for multiple paper
copies, illustrations, or even textbooks. The ability to connect to a multimedia
projector, monitor or TV allows user to display their work in large screen format.
Can display transparencies, documents, 3-D objects, microscopic images, moving objects, x-rays, slides, and more.
Save images for later use, classroom websites for parents, PowerPoints, etc.
DOCUMENT CAMERAS: BENEFITS TO STUDENTSHelps better understand and visualize
content.Enables them to be interactive and improve
presentation skills.Students in early childhood/elementary
school education can use and interact with the document camera for Show-And-Tell, science experiments, self-made “big books”, math manipulatives, etc.
RESOURCES Educational Technology Network. (2009). 50 Plus Ideas for
Using Document Cameras in the Classroom. Document Cameras In The Classroom. Retrieved April 19, 2012, from http://www.edtechnetwork.com/document_cameras.html
Microsoft Corporation. (2012). Images. Clip-Art, Photos, Sounds, & Animations. Retrieved April 19, 2012 from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/