Document+Camera

​ **OH SNAP!!!!! Measuring with Snap-Cubes ** =__Maryland Teacher Technology Standard:__  = V. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction A. Design, implement and assess learning experiences that incorporate use of technology in the curriculum-related instructional activity to support understanding, inquiry, problem-solving, communication or collaboration. 1. Use appropriate instructional strategies for integrating technology into instruction. =**__Maryland Technology Literacy Standard for Students:__ **= 3.0 Technology for Learning and Collaboration A. Learning 1. Explore and use technology tools in an instructional setting for learning a. Explore and use teacher-selected technology tools to learn new content or reinforce skills =__Lesson:__ =
 * Objective: (3.B.1.a) SWBAT measure in non-standard units in order to measure the length of objects by using snap-cubes as a measurement tool.**

​Students were engaged in a math lesson, introducing Measurement. The students first worked as a whole group classifying objects as "big" or "small". Students then explored the concept of measuring by using snap-cubes to measure a variety of objects. The document camera was used during a small group rotation to reinforce the concept by using non-standard units of measurement. A SMARTboard was used to show the images projected by the LCD projector from the ELMO. First, I demonstrated, for the students, tracing my hand on a sheet of paper. Then I demonstrated how we would measure the length of my hand using the snap-cubes. While I was doing the demonstration the students were able to watch what I was doing by looking at the SMARTboard and then at the ELMO, and back again! Next, I had each student have their hand traced. We then measured the hand print with the snap-cubes. To verify our measurements, we held the cubes to our hands. A still capture image was used to have the students indicate the number of cubes needed to measure their hands. =** __Reflection:__ **= I thought the lesson was phenomenal!!! My students were so engaged in the activity that they were not aware of the fact that they had to wait for their turn. The document camera made it easy to present concepts to the students because they were so engaged. Additionally, it allowed them to see the activity from different aspects. They were able to look back and forth between what I was doing on the document camera and what was being projected ont eh SMARTboard. The students were more willing to participate, with appropriate behavior, because they wanted to see their actions projected onto the SMARTboard as well.

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