Document+Camera

** TITLE:  **Document Camera Usage in Art and Computer Graphics **TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS ADDRESSED:** The Document Camera project addresses the following technology standards: STD 4.0 - Technology for Communication and Expression: Use technology to communicate information and express ideas using various media formats. STD 5.0 - Technology for Information Use and Management: Use technology to locate, evaluate, gather, and organize information and data. **DESCRIPTION:** The PowerPoint link provided below describes the advance Adobe Photoshop lesson where teacher and students used ELMO to, review Photoshop tools and identify their functions as a class. After the completion of the project students use the ELMO to present and talk about their finished art works and point out specific details in their artwork. Within the PowerPoint document camera images are provide of the teacher reviewing the different tools, in addition there are two pictures of students presenting their finished art work. The art project is based on the concept of a single shape that is repeated over and over, distorted and changed to create one finished picture. The inspiration of this lesson came from the Worth1000 Photoshop Contest Website www.worth1000.com. **REFLECTION:** In reflecting on the this project, I found at first this project to be a challenge because, I could not find a great use for my document camera within the art classroom. After experimenting with the document camera during several lessons I found that it would be a good tool for students to talk about their finished art work in addition to using the ELMO to identify and discuss the tools in different computer applications. I found this experience to be rewarding and my students have learned a lot from this .