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=Document Camera= A document camera is a more sophisticated version of an overhead projector. Whatever is placed under the camera is projected onto the screen in the front of the classroom. The camera can zoom in and out, change the color and brightness of what is being shown, and freeze to capture an image on the connected computer.

There are many ways to incorporate a document camera into every day classroom activities. For example, the teacher can show small objects in greater detail using the zoom function, and this cuts down on time spent passing things around the classroom when touching the object is not necessary. In writing classes, the teacher can show worksheets that the students have in front of them and write or read along with the students. This lets the teacher model writing which would otherwise be too small for all the students to see. And when giving class presentations, students can show their work to the rest of their classmates in greater detail.

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