Document+Camera

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 * Summary of Use of Document Camera, Lesson Plan, MD Technology Literacy Standard, and Reflection**

**Summary**: This page contains a lesson for the morning TV-show that I created and implemented using a document camera. I connected the document camera to the school-wide TV-system to show the weather forecast to the school. A student used the document camera to explain weather concepts present on the map to the school. Below is a brief lesson plan. The objective, warm-up, and other parts of the lesson plan, except for the closure, are specifically for the student taking the role of a meteorologist.

The Maryland Techonolgy Literacy Standard for Students addressed is **Standard IV**: Technology for Communication and Expression. A. Communication and Expression, b. Present information independently to various audiences, c. Evaluate the appropriateness of media formats for various purposes.
 * Technology Standard**:

Objective**: Students will describe basic weather concepts in order to create a weather forecast for the TV morning announcements.
 * Lesson Plan:


 * Warm-Up**: The weather person will look up high-pressure system, low-pressure system, cold front and warm-front at the National Weather Service Glossary site http://www.nws.noaa.gov/glossary


 * Introduction**: Library media specialist will connect document camera to other pieces of the TV-studio and test its proper functioning. LMS will then demonstrate and explain basic functions of the document camera.


 * Guided Practice**: Let weather student use a newspaper to find today's weather. Let student write a script for the morning announcements that includes the researched weather terms. Student will then practice announcing the weather using a document camera and the pieces of equipment that the camera is hooked up to. Student will practice announcing the weather as part of the entire morning show team.


 * Independent Practice**: The news team will broadcast the news live to the whole school. The weather person will present the weather using the document camera.


 * Assessment**: LMS will observe students.


 * Closure**: Student TV team members will briefly critique broadcast including the weather segment to determine what went well and what needs improvement. Criteria for evaluation will include the following: Clear voice, good posture and eye contact, correct facts and quality of presentation, proficient use of technology, and creativity.

I found this lesson exciting. So did the students. One student commented: "This is a new level of doing morning announcements." I think the components of this lesson made it successful: 1. integrate new technology in the form of a document camera; 2. present this new technology to the school; research weather concepts; 3. create an original forecast. The challenging part of using the document camera for a morning broadcast was to connect many different pieces of equipment. The document camera had to be connected to an adapter. The adapter had to be connected to a VCR. The VCR had to tbe connected to a TV. The TV and VCR needed to be connected to the school-wide TV system. The regular TV camera needed to be connected to the VCR, TV, and the school-wide TV. This regular camera was used for sound while the document camera was used for the visual, a weather map of the U.S. and the Washington Metropolitan area. Fortunately all components worked together well, and the students enjoyed this activity.
 * Personal Reflection**: