Oct
17
Tickle Me ELMO
October 17, 2007 | |
We have begun experimenting with document cameras this year, and have been really happy with the Lumens DC-155 XGA Digital Visual Presenter model (seen at left) we’re putting in place all over campus. (ELMO is another popular brand — the name stuck since our new one’s red!) The coolest use I’ve seen thus far has been in a 1st Grade Science class. Our science teacher, Alice M. wanted to show our 1st Grade scientists what the underside of a snail looks like while it is eating. (They are involved in a 2-month snail study right now.) She put some watered-down cornstarch on a piece of plexiglass, put the snail on top, hung the plexiglass over the edge of a table and put the document camera underneath, shining upward toward the bottom of the plexiglass. Here’s a small video clip showing the very cool results:
