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Gayle Cole

50 Plus Ideas for Using Document Cameras in the Classroom - 0 views

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document camera

shared by Gayle Cole on 16 Nov 12 - Cached
  • easiest and quickest ways to integrate technology
  • very few special skills needed
  • Visual learners will benefit from the use of a classroom document camera by seeing small items, text, demonstrations in a much bigger way. Hands-on learners can also benefit from the use of a document camera by allowing them to be the ones placing objects or items under the document camera and explaining what they are showing.
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  • Zoom in on small items to see the details
  • Math manipulatives
  • Place a timer under the document camera
  • Picture sche
  • Save an image of what you did in class on the document camera to place on classroom websites. Parents can "see" what their children are learning throughout the day.
  • Saved images can also be incorporated into PowerPoint Presentations and Windows Movie Maker to use in activities such as end of year programs, classroom review and back to school nights.
  • Displaying student wo
  • Model note takin
  • graphic organizers
  • Daily Oral Languag
  • how to use a calculator
  • graphs
  • Dissections
  • Let the student be the "teacher"
Jill Bergeron

8 Design Steps for an Academic Makerspace -- THE Journal - 0 views

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makerspace maker maker movement STEAM STEM

shared by Jill Bergeron on 13 Jul 15 - No Cached
  • "Makerspaces are increasingly being looked to as a method for engaging learners in creative, higher-order problem-solving through hands-on design, construction, and iteration," the report noted.
  • "Also, unless its purpose is aligned with school culture and values, it will not succeed,"
  • First, make sure it is clear to you and the school why you are building a makerspace: It should be for the promotion of hands-on learning and collaboration,
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  • What makes it an academic makerspace rather than an adult space, Jarowski said, is that it motivates children to discover new skills and knowledge.
  • Involve students in every step of the planning,"
  • You must make decisions about its scope.
  • Safety is important, too, so you must also budget for goggles, gloves, aprons, lab coats and a fire extinguisher.
  • Part of planning will be deciding which tools to support.
  • "Also, an area to display student projects is important," he said. It helps the students develop a sense of pride.
  • Setup: Jarowski said many people ask if a makerspace is a classroom or a workshop. His answer is that it should be both, or a synthesis of the two. But he said several considerations should go into the physical setup. You should have both high-tech and low-tech areas, and clean and messy areas, with separate workstations for different types of activities. Don't carpet the space because carpet is hard to clean, he said. Make sure you include whiteboards so students can work on problems together.
  • It is important to showcase student projects, prototypes and designs, he said. Keep cameras around to document their efforts and include them in the social media and blog of the school.
  • Jill Bergeron on 13 Jul 15
     
    Lists 8 things to consider when designing a makerspace for YOUR school. Purpose, People, Curriculum,
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