Document Cameras in a Multisensory Approach – Top Tips

Module 3 in the All Things Document Cameras Series

In this module, you will learn five of our top tips for using a document camera as a tool to maximize a multisensory approach in your tutoring sessions.

Time to complete: 25 minutes

The module is organized in six parts:

Read, Listen, Watch
- Document Cameras and a Multisensory Approach: Top Tips
Let’s Try Things Out
- Take and Use Screenshots in Your Session
Reflection Time
Summary
Next Steps

Read, Listen, Watch

Watch the video to learn our five top tips for using a document camera to maximize your multisensory approach!

Document Cameras and a Multisensory Approach: Top Tips

Place saver video clip five useful tips and tricks to maximize your multisensory approach.

Download and review these two useful guides:

Place saver PDF downloads

Steps for taking a screen shot and ideas where this can be useful (PDF)
Steps for side-by-side gallery view in Zoom and ideas where this can by useful (PDF)

Let’s Try Things Out

A practical exercise for you to try!

Take and Use Screenshots in Your Session

Figure out how to take a screenshot on your device
Take some screenshots and save them on your device
Start a Zoom session and pratice opening and annotating your screenshots in a meeting
Sign into Zoom on a second device (simulating your learner). See how the annotation toolbar works from your learner’s perspective.

You can download a QuickStart Guide for each of the document cameras here:

IPEVO Mirror-Cam – place saver PDF
IPEVO Do-Cam – place saver PDF
IPEVO V4K PRO – place saver PDF

When you are ready, download and review this place saver PDF: Steps with screenshots, tips and guidance on troubleshooting.

Reflection Time

Think about what you’ve learned in this module.

Place Saver: Worksheet PDF

Reflect on how your learner will benefit from what you have learned in this module.

What are three things that will prove really useful to them?

Course 2 Module 3 Quiz

Grab a pen and paper and write down your answers to these questions. When you are ready, click the box to get feedback on your answers.

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Welcome to your interactive quiz!

Grab a pen and paper and write down your answers to these questions.

Read the question and then write down your responses.

When you are ready, click the box to get feedback on your answers.

Click next to start your quiz!

Question:

List five ways you or your learner might use a clear overlay in your online lessons:

How did you do? Check the box to view feedback.

Ready!

Have you included any of these points in your answer?

To annotate in a book or workbook that you want to read but don’t want to write on with a permanent tool (like a library book, LU workbook or official document)
To complete workbook exercises
To annotate while reading as a way of engaging more fully with the text
To underline key phrases or words while reading
To colour-code concepts during a reading activity
To write notes or questions while reading or doing workbook exercises
To lay over a word tile game to trace a word chain
To point things out in a text
To visually explain things in a text using a diagram

Reflect on which of these would be useful for your learner. You are now ready to go to the next question!

Question:

List five ways saving a screenshot might be useful in your online lessons.

How did you do? Tick the box to check your response.

Ready!

Have you included any of these points in your answer?

It can be added to a digital portfolio to review and reflect on progress
Learner can show a homework exercise they completed online
Learner can show something they saw online and didn’t understand
Can be used to save something your learner created with physical materials while working with a document camera so they can continue working on it in another session
Can be saved and used as a starting point for writing (e.g. brainstorm or first draft)
Tutor can keep it to help plan a mini-lesson for the next session
Tutor can grab the shot quickly and pull it up to give instruction in the moment
Tutor can use it to point out strengths and give feedback

Reflect on which of these would be useful for your learner. You are now ready to go to the next question!

Question:

List 5 back-and-forth games or activities that you might use in a tutoring session on Zoom:

How did you do? Tick the box to check your response.

Ready!

Have you included any of these points in your answer?

Written conversation
Version of Pictionary – one person draws, the other guesses
Version of Scattergories – create word lists from random categories
Build words based on clues from the other person – Simon Says, Mastermind
Letter tile games – take turns building words and tracking letter tile values
Creating word lists together – alphabetical order, word chains, rhyming words, adjectives/nouns
Building a story together
Or any of your own ideas! The sky is the limit!

Summary

Here’s a quick summary of what you covered in this module.

Place Saver: List of module objectives

We hope you enjoyed the module and have learned a little more about how to use document cameras in your next tutoring session.

Next Steps

Here are some ideas to go to the next level!

Challenge: Use a screenshot in your next session. Show your learner how to annotate the screenshot as part of your lesson plan. Share your ideas in the next Tutors and Tea!

You can review all four modules in this course by clicking on a link below:

Module 1 – Introduction to IPEVO Document Cameras
Module 2 – Make Your Own Document Camera
Module 3 – Document Cameras in a Multisensory Approach – Top Tips
Module 4 – Choosing the Camera That Works Best for You and Your Learner