Maker-STEAM Checkout Inventory 

• Document Camera (1) 

Age Recommendation 

• K-12th Grade 

Resources 

• iPevo Resource

• Quick Start Guide

Tips 

🧠 Getting Started

• Plug into the USB outlet on your device – Open the camera app on your device and switch the camera from front-facing. 

• Use good lighting – This camera does not have its own light source.
  
  

🔬 Teaching Tips

• Sharing physical documents: Project textbook pages, worksheets, and student work for the entire class to see, making it easy to review homework or discuss concepts.

• Demonstrating experiments and labs: Perform a science experiment or a lab demonstration on a small scale while everyone in the class gets a clear, magnified view of the details.

• Modeling writing and drawing: Write a sentence, draw a diagram, or solve a math problem on a piece of paper, and the entire class can follow along in real-time.

• Showcasing student work: Highlight excellent examples of student work or common mistakes in a non-threatening way by placing the physical work under the camera.

• Displaying objects: It's a great tool for showing small objects, such as coins, biological samples, or geological specimens, to a large group of students.

• Reading aloud: Project a book, making it easier for students to follow along with the text as they read aloud.

• Creating digital content: Record lessons and demonstrations as videos or to "scan" pages and save them as digital images or PDFs.
  
  

🛠️ Practical Tips

• Keep lenses clean – Avoid touching the lens. 

• Stabilize the document camera – Place it on a flat, vibration-free surface for sharp images.

• Zoom slowly – Use small adjustments to avoid overshooting the focal point.

Activities and Lessons 

• Lesson Plan Ideas

• Using a Document Camera in the Classroom