Every
additional piece of technology can be an asset in a math class. As teachers we just need to figure out how to
incorporate these pieces of technology into our lessons. I think the document camera is one of those pieces
of technology that really helped advance the way that we teach
mathematics. Learning is becoming more
of an active process every year.
Teachers are supposed to be engaging and involving students in their
learning. This piece of technology
allows students to be more involved in the way they learn. The document camera is an easy way to show
students work on the screen or board.
It is so important to show and analyze student work
because the chances are if one student made a mistake on a problem he/she is
not the only one who did. We can use the
document camera in math class to show how our students are thinking. This will help our students learn by exposing
them to different ways of doing certain problems and showing them different mistakes
that people make. Making students
analyze and critique work will allow them to be an active learner. A document camera is one tool that can
provide our students a way to be an active learner.
The document camera can become a destructive tool to our
learning when a teacher starts to use it as a personal chalk board. The document camera will not be helpful in
this situation because it takes time to set up, use, and it would eliminate
seeing the student work. Being able to
engage students in their learning is the most important aspect of using this
piece of equipment or any learning aide for that matter. My main focus when incorporating pieces of
technology into my lesson is going to be how this technology is going to help
my students learn more effectively.
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