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What kind of technology do you have in your classroom? Any at all? I have an Elmo and a Smartboard in mine, I teach exclusively with the Elmo.
What is an Elmo?
Edit: I looked it up. I see it's a document camera. (We have them, I just had never heard to them referred to as an "Elmo". Probably not the same brand.)
Edit: I looked it up. I see it's a document camera. (We have them, I just had never heard to them referred to as an "Elmo". Probably not the same brand.)
No, mine's not actually an Elmo ... but I've run into people who know what "Elmo" is and not what doc cam is! I think it's like "Kleenex"
Mine is an AVermedia. I got it 3 years ago for $50 on eBay. It's been working great.
I'm nervous for the new year to start. The school I'm teaching at has a high percentage of low income kids. Any advice from those who have been in the trenches for a while?
Most of my experience has been inner city. I worked in inner city LA for almost 17 years (East LA middle and high schools) and then inner city Charlotte, NC. I have been to students' funerals and it is tough.
My motto, which was attributed to Teddy Roosevelt, is "no one cares how much you know until they know how much you care."
I know you aren't language arts, but I might start with a "what I want my teacher to know about me" kind of paragraph. It may tell you a lot.
Once i knew where my students came from, it allowed me to change my expectations and mindset. These kids come from such challenges outside of school that we have to meet their needs where they are.
Allow yourself some grace to make mistakes and learn from them.
No, mine's not actually an Elmo ... but I've run into people who know what "Elmo" is and not what doc cam is! I think it's like "Kleenex"
Mine is an AVermedia. I got it 3 years ago for $50 on eBay. It's been working great.
Cool. Now I'll have to look today to find out which company made ours. I don't use it very often. The PTA bought one for every class a couple of years ago.
Cool. Now I'll have to look today to find out which company made ours. I don't use it very often. The PTA bought one for every class a couple of years ago.
I think it depends on the subject ... I use it every period of every day in math! It's great for geometry especially - no more wasting time drawing (lousy) diagrams on the board. I give structured notes to Alg. 1 and Honors Geometry and both appreciate them for different reasons...Alg. 1 because they don't like to take notes and Honors because they like to be perfectly organized. And, after 3 classes of Alg and 2 Honors Geo, I have a nice set of notes to save for next year, or if someone was absent.
I stopped having kids put homework answers on the board and I instead show my answer key on the doc cam at the beginning of class. They are expected to copy/correct their answers. It works great. Classwork time? Pick a student's paper to show to the class. Or, better yet, they LOVE coming up to write on my piece of paper and I make them "play teacher" explaining what they do.
We have 1:1 iPads this year and I could do similar things with Apple TV and having the kids show their answers, but, in my opinion, math should be done on paper and merely substituting that for paper is not worth much.
I think it depends on the subject ... I use it every period of every day in math! It's great for geometry especially - no more wasting time drawing (lousy) diagrams on the board. I give structured notes to Alg. 1 and Honors Geometry and both appreciate them for different reasons...Alg. 1 because they don't like to take notes and Honors because they like to be perfectly organized. And, after 3 classes of Alg and 2 Honors Geo, I have a nice set of notes to save for next year, or if someone was absent.
I stopped having kids put homework answers on the board and I instead show my answer key on the doc cam at the beginning of class. They are expected to copy/correct their answers. It works great. Classwork time? Pick a student's paper to show to the class. Or, better yet, they LOVE coming up to write on my piece of paper and I make them "play teacher" explaining what they do.
We have 1:1 iPads this year and I could do similar things with Apple TV and having the kids show their answers, but, in my opinion, math should be done on paper and merely substituting that for paper is not worth much.
Of course I had to look. Mine is an Aver.
My wife agrees. I don't teach math, but she does and uses her camera a lot. Not for homework, but more for showing how they solved a problem or completed a performance task. We are both in elementary schools.
OMG after 3 months of no shoes I'm seriously hurting. Every single shoe I have worn since returning to work has left rubs and blisters on my feet. I can hardly walk!
It's over 10 years old, but I have had mine for 3 now and it still works great. I upgraded from a non-auto focus model. I actually still have the old one as a "spare."
Because it's old, the software that connects it to a computer (to capture videos and stills) is a bit dated, but I don't use it.
It has 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768 resolution. I believe it's a 3.2 megapixel camera. At 1024x768, the picture is pretty good. Newer models are now HD and have 5 megapixel cameras, but they are hundreds of dollars.
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