Document+Camera

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 * __Maryland Teacher Technology Standard __**

V. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction A. Design, implement and assess learning experiences that incorporate use of technology in a curriculum-related instructional activity to support understanding, inquiry, problem-solving, communication, and/or collaboration. 4. Use appropriate instructional strategies for integrating technology into instruction. 5. Select and use appropriate technology to support content-specific student learning outcomes. 7. Manage a technology-enhanced environment to maximize student understanding.

__**Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students **__ Standard 3.0 Technology for Learning and Collaboration: A. Learning 1. Select and use technology tools to enhance learning a) Use technology tools, including software and hardware, from a range of teacher-selected options to learn new content or reinforce skills. c) Assess the use of the selected technology for individual learning of the specific task. C. Increase Productivity 1. Select and use technology tools to increase productivity a) Explain why the selected technology tools are being used to accomplish tasks efficiently.

The students constructed several solids using multicolored cubes. They viewed the solid from the top (aerial view), front, back, and left and right sides. Next they drew the different perspectives on graph paper. They took the 3-D objects to 2-D. Elmo helped show the children a perfect aerial view of the eight cubes. The lesson began by me showing them an aerial view of the cubes. The children discussed with each other what they saw. They only saw 4 cubes from the Elmo projected image on the big screen. They were so surprised to know there were eight cubes. Using the Elmo helped me show the whole class in one quick view. The children then came up and showed their cube combinations.
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__**REFLECTION **__ Using the document camera held the children's attention. They also were able to quickly grasp the concept of aerial view by pretending the top of the camera was a bird. They all wanted to come up to the camera and demonstrate their solids. I was very impressed by how clear and true the colors were on the still captures. The children, also, enjoyed coming up and showing their graph paper activity on the camera. This activity was a perfect way to show the whole class a concept that can be very difficult to understand. The Elmo kept their attention the whole time.