The pros and the cons

 Here are a few of the standards that would fall under  The Teachers portion of the ISTE   I.OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS  Teachers demonstrate a sound understanding of  technology operations and concepts.  A. demonstrate introductory knowledge, skills, and  understanding of concepts related to technology  (as described in the ISTE National Educational  Technology Standards for Students ).  B. demonstrate continual growth in technology  knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current  and emerging technologies.  II. PLANNING AND DESIGNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS  AND EXPERIENCES  Teachers plan and design effective learning  environments and experiences supported by  technology.

 A. design developmentally appropriate learning  opportunities that apply technology-enhanced  instructional strategies to support the diverse  needs of learners.  III. TEACHING, LEARNING, AND THE CURRICULUM  Teachers implement curriculum plans that include  methods and strategies for applying technology to  maximize student learning.  A. facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that  address content standards and student  technology standards.  B. use technology to support learner-centered  strategies that address the diverse needs of  students.  C. apply technology to develop students’ higher  order skills and creativity.  D. manage student learning activities

 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving,  and Decision Making  Students use critical thinking skills to plan and  conduct research, manage projects, solve problems,  and make informed decisions using appropriate  digital tools and resources.  a. Identify and define authentic problems and  significant questions for investigation  b. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution  or complete a project

 6. Technology Operations and Concepts  Students demonstrate a sound understanding  of technology concepts, systems, and operations.  a. Understand and use technology systems

 Document cameras come in a wide variety of styles. The pricing goes up depending on the zoom availabilities and overall qualities of the camera  You can usually get a better deal if you purchase in high quantities and combine them with projectors  I was lucky, we built a new building 2 years ago and every room has a projector built into the ceiling. The only cost we had was the Elmo themselves.  We went with AverVision and they are great cameras. Their cost was $ each

 Here is one of the modest end styles. This is a TT-12/XK2200 camera that comes with a projector priced at $1, as a group.

 This is a high end model. It costs $ for the camera alone. It is a Samsung SDP-860

 Here are just a few urls that lead to a great sites for viewing document cameras and their abilities and prices.  This is a site to the AverVision we are using in my building  bin/parametric.cg bin/parametric.cg  came came

 Project things simultaneously, for example if students are bringing in leaves for a class leaf collection you can place a leaf on the viewing area and use the enlarger to show even the intricacy of the veins within the leaf as well as the leafs colors.  Pages from picture books  Photographs  Magazines  Something like an alpha smart to teach students how to use all of the features  Enlarge type for vision impaired students  Anything you would have used an overhead projector for exemplified

 Document cameras are rather expensive because you also have to purchase the projectors. Grants can be written and as I stated earlier buying them in higher volume as a package deal with projectors is the best bet.  Bulbs for projectors are expensive also and when it burns out your Elmo isn’t available either.

 Connect directly to your computer  Because you can connect to your computer you can do a lesson using the internet and they can all participate  Students can operate it and show their work they have done. This could be anything from a written journal to a colorful picture they created.  Place the students text books directly under the Elmo for choral reading