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=__How Document Cameras Change The Classroom__=

Ways students and teachers can use document cameras in various elementary level subjects:
 * All Subjects
 * Showcase student work!
 * Display any paper, textbook, or 3D object in the room!
 * Show and Tell
 * Teaching Plans/Instruction for Substitute Teachers (for Doc. Camera models that record demonstrations)
 * Reading
 * Make any book a big book! (Consider jigsaw or other interactive reading strategies!)
 * Site Words
 * Flash Cards
 * Writing
 * Group Writing
 * Group Editing
 * Share Examples
 * Oral Language
 * Project Visual Aids
 * Model Note Cards
 * Teleprompter
 * Math
 * Rulers, Compasses, and Other Math Instruments
 * Manipulatives
 * Group Problems and/or Correcting
 * Science
 * Diagrams
 * Specimens
 * Dissections
 * Social Studies
 * Maps
 * Artifacts
 * Art
 * Display the Masters
 * Model Techniques
 * Gallery or Recital
 * And More:
 * [|101 Ways Kennewick Teachers Use Document Cameras] [PDF Document]
 * [|Ideas for Classroom Use of a Document Camera]

In the article [|Are Document Cameras the Next Big Thing?] by Susan Brooks-Young, teachers identified four major changes:
 * More class time devoted to discussions of students’ written work and thought processes
 * Increased numbers of students, especially English language learners, sharing and explaining their work
 * Growing student confidence in their mathematical abilities and better comprehension of concepts
 * Increased teacher understanding of students’ thought processes