You will see various ways to use You will see various ways to use the Elmo Document Camera to the Elmo Document Camera to

display student work.display student work.

Teaching Main Ideas & Teaching Main Ideas & Supporting DetailsSupporting Details

The document camera The document camera was used to display a was used to display a

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on Mae Jemison.on Mae Jemison.I did a read aloud and I did a read aloud and

showed the class showed the class where to find the main where to find the main ideas and details for ideas and details for

each paragraph.each paragraph.

Class ParticipationClass Participation

A student’s BCR is being A student’s BCR is being displayed and discussed. displayed and discussed. I was able to show the I was able to show the class how to write a class how to write a response that identified response that identified the main ideas and the main ideas and important ideas.important ideas.

The class commented to The class commented to the student about how the student about how well it was written and well it was written and how they could make how they could make their writing better.their writing better.

WritingWriting

Several students Several students displayed their displayed their autobiographies. autobiographies. They adjusted They adjusted the height of the the height of the paper so that paper so that those in the far those in the far back could read back could read along with them.along with them.

A student A student displayed her displayed her work and had work and had a few technical a few technical difficulties difficulties trying to get trying to get all of the all of the words to show words to show to the class.to the class.

After many After many attempts, she attempts, she managed to managed to adjust the adjust the Elmo and Elmo and present her present her work.work.