Using+the+Document+Camera

Mr Shake (Utah Studies): I like the document camera a lot. I have frequently used it in lieu of an overhead although some days I forget I have it and use my old overhead! (The synapses are starting to fire and make new connections, although they fire a bit slowly some days!) I also have used it to show close-ups of a trilobite fossil. Probably the coolest use was when I brought in a guest and he was teaching drawing. He drew underneath it with a pencil on paper, which for him was much more natural than using a dry erase marker on a vertical whiteboard. This allowed him to draw some great comics and allowed students to view his drawing techniques up-close and personal. I may be able to use the video feature later during our Great Depression projects.