College Numerique 56, a respected partner of AVer Information, has recently loaned
a new AVerVision CP135 visualizer
(document camera) to Paul
Langevin High School in Hennebont, Western France. Mrs. Rabin, a literacy and Latin
teacher, was the first teacher to try it.
When using the visualizer, I feel no apprehension!”
- Mrs. Monique Rabin, Literacy/Latin Teacher, Paul Langevin High School
visualizer
(document camera) is
fast and easy to implement. Teachers who are not willing to work with computers
too much during their class find
visualizers (document
cameras) to be a satisfying solution to their needs. When Mrs.
Rabin uses the visualizer
(document camera), she has
no apprehension, no fear, because she knows there is no risk of contracting
a computer virus. Indeed, the
visualizer (document camera) can
work alone and independently of a computer – just plug the
visualizer (document camera) into
a digital projector!
“Every student is focused!”
- Mrs. Monique Rabin, Literacy/Latin Teacher, Paul Langevin High School
There is often a problem associated with group learning in class. If the students
are asked to orally present or demonstrate their work as a group, they often have
difficulties to express themselves clearly and they can easily lose the attention
of the rest of the class. With the
visualizer (document camera),
students’ work can be instantly viewed by all, making oral presentations more
effective and seizing the attention of all students in class.
“I understand better where to write the words.”
- Student, Paul Langevin High School
Whether studying vocabulary, grammar or translating a Latin text, the student is
often asked to spot groups of words or single words, by underlining them, for instance.
The teacher can do exactly the same as the students, with the same colors. Here
again, for the weakest students, referring to a clear model brings better comprehension
of what is to be done in class.
“It is more real!”
- Students, Paul Langevin High School
It used to be that, when a teacher wants to use student’s work as a model
or as a starting point in class, the teacher has to scan the documents in advance
to be able to use them. Moreover, the quality of those documents written by the
students is often poor, not easy to use and read. With the
visualizer (document camera),
the teacher simply puts a student’s work under the camera and the work can
be viewed by all, live. Mrs. Rabin says, “It is possible to write directly
on the student’s copy. And, if I don’t want to annotate on the paper,
I then use the
software installed on the computer to annotate.” Finally, the teacher
no longer needs to deal with the hassle of constantly erasing the
blackboard – he/she just needs to turn the pages, also allowing him/her to
go back to what was already done/noted.
“It saves photocopies and helps avoid periods of hesitation.”
- Mrs. Monique Rabin, Literacy/Latin Teacher, Paul Langevin High School
The teacher does not need to distribute photocopies anymore. If he/she wants to
spend just a few minutes on an exercise to refresh the students’ knowledge
of a previously studied topic. He/she can just put the book under the
visualizer (document camera)
so that all the students can see what is to be done. Finally, if a few minutes remain
at the end of the class, the teacher can use them efficiently to have the students
work on one last exercise.
“I was really amazed by the image quality! In the last class, I could show
my students’ documents on Roman art. Before, I could not scan them because
of the book size and format. The image was of pretty high quality and the zoom function
allowed me to show and highlight the details.”
- Mrs. Monique Rabin, Literacy/Latin Teacher, Paul Langevin High School