document+camera

=Ways to Use a Document Camera with Students=


 * Early Grades**
 * 1) **Colors** – from a group of objects of various colors, select objects of a certain color and place them in a circle drawn on a piece of paper under the document camera.
 * 2) **shapes** – similar activity. Use objects of various shapes... buttons, small flat tiles, etc. Have students move objects that match the named shape into a certain space under the document camera. Pattern blocks would be good to use.
 * 3) **letters** – gather pictures of things that begin with certain letters… mitten, book, pencil, etc. Place only the objects that begin with the correct letter under the document camera.
 * 4) **words** – use letter tiles and make words in the same “family” for example…. Place “a” and “t” together under the document camera. Then give a student a “c” and then an “h” to place in front of the “-at” to make new words.
 * 5) Word tiles can be used for a **sorting** activity. – long vowels, short vowels…
 * 6) Put word tiles in **alphabetical order**.
 * 7) Use paper clips to **measure objects** under the document camera for measuring with non-standard units.
 * 8) Demonstrate **how to use a ruler** under the document camera. Then invite students to come to the front and measure an object under the document camera.
 * 9) Students can **demonstrate an addition or subtraction** problem by showing “in all” under the document camera or by showing how many objects are “left” when some are taken away.