Elmo Document Camera

I used the Elmo Document Camera for the first time with my 4th grade small group. I taught a mathematics lesson on how to simplify fractions. Students were so excited to use the new equipment. I even took pics of them while they work. Cool stuff...

Reading Comprehension & Elmo

Today I used the Elmo with my 5th grade students. We were completing a Reading Comprehension lesson. I used the Elmo to show the story as we read the story aloud. The children were more attentive to the story as it was displayed on the screen as well as in front of them. They were able to use the Elmo to depict answers to comprehension questions. It was benefical to all of them especially when they were unsure where to find the response.

Tech Tip 12/15/08

teachertube.com

Teachers were asked to visit the site and sign up. During Pacing and Planning a demonstration was provided using the site and how to look information for lessons.

Tech Tip 12/8/08

http://www.wordle.net/

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends. Share how you can use with your class.

Principal using Document Camera

The Document Camera was used on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at Pacing and Planning. I connected the ELMO for the teacher's and discussed the STEP program initiative and participants that would be trained on Friday. The Document Camera was used to project the agenda. Connected to the laptop a demonstration of the Tech Tip of the Week was projected. www.online-stopwatch.com. The teachers discussed how the would use the timer in class. Finally, the teacher's observed the different components of the camera: automatic focus, zoom, rotation of arm, rotation of image, menu - pause