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** __ Brief Overview __ ** The document camera, or “ELMO” as it’s more commonly known, is an overhead projection unit consisting of a video camera and light. This device allows the projection of textbook pages, internet sites, and downloaded educational visuals to be viewed on a classroom screen. ** __ Educational Uses in Classroom __ ** By taking the place of the antiquated overhead bulb projector, the ELMO can be used to correct homework, assign tasks, analyze stories, deliver essay prompts, and much more. This innovative tool brings a broader base of lesson material to the teacher. ** __ How the ELMO Enhances Learning __ ** The ELMO has the capability to link to the internet. Teachers can connect a cable to their computer, enabling Web 2.0 to flourish in the classroom and provide visual learners a more successful conduit to achievement. Students can now explore a wide variety of websites, blogs and other electronic information not available from outdated textbooks and magazines. ** __ Resource on how to use the ELMO in the classroom: __ ** ** __ Website articles about successful implementation in the classroom: __ ** ** __ Resources about classroom activities: __ ** ** __ Articles on ELMO usage in the university setting: __ **  Ø ** Abstract (Summary)  ** // Professors // at // Charleston Southern University // (CSU) // get a lesson // of their // own //--// in // the // latest computer software //. Project ImPACT (Improving Programs Across the Curriculum through Technology) is part of // a // $1.8 million US Department of Education grant. The Title III Grant for Technological Advancements ultimately will allow CSU to have eight "smart" classrooms. It will also allow for the purchase and use of three mobile carts of laptops and other equipment that can be used in any CSU classroom and across all of the // University's // disciplines. (Gore. 2011).
 * Using ELMO Document Cameras in the Classroom **
 * ** __ [|Exciting Visual Technology for the Classroom!]  __ **
 * ** __ [|Educational Technology- ELMO Document Reader]  __ **
 * ** __ [|ELMO USA and Safari Montage Integrate 21st Century Classroom Technologies to Support Visual Learning Initiatives at Plano ISD] __ **
 * ** [|How to Use an ELMO Document Camera in the Classroom] **
 * ** [|Document Cameras] **
 * ** Professors at Charleston Southern University get a lesson of their own--in the latest computer software **
 * ** The classroom gets re-engineered when reforming engineering education **

 Ø Abstract (Summary)
== This paper details how the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University fundamentally changed the way engineering is taught, by completely remodelling its classrooms and wiring them up to accommodate the use of laptop computers, printers, video and audio in the active teaching/learning process. (Downey. 1998). ==

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Author unknown. (2009). // Educational Technology – ELMO Document Reader //. Retrieved from http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=319454 Author unknown. (Date unknown). // Exciting Visual Technology for the Classroom! //Retrieved from http://www.visualedtech.com/elmo/TT02_ed.htm === Berger, M. (2010). // ELMO USA and Safari Montage Integrate 21st Century Classroom Technologies to Support Visual Learning Initiatives at Plano ISD. //Retrieved from http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/06/08/elmo-usa-and-safari-montage-integrate-21st-century-classroom-technologies-to-support-visual-learning-initiatives-at-plano-isd/  === Mike L. Downey. (1998). The classroom gets re-engineered when reforming engineering education. Campus - Wide Information Systems, 15 (2), 63-65. Retrieved March 20, 2011, from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 86921704). Mollie Gore. (2002). Professors at Charleston Southern University get a lesson of their own--in the latest computer software. Campus - Wide Information Systems, 19 (3), 110. Retrieved March 20, 2011, from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 141857301). lastoryweaver , eHow Member (Date unknown). // How to Use an ELMO Document Camera in the Classroom  //. Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/how_4782067_use-elmo-document-camera-classroom.html Levin, V. (2011). // Document Cameras //. Retrieved from http://www.pre-kpages.com/elmo/