Today, I read a story to first graders using our brand new ELMO document camera. They were entranced and for the first time, everyone could see the pictures. I read to two classes. The first reading felt like I was tapping my head and rubbing my stomach: read text from a cart, hit "freeze" on remote, turn page, hit "freeze" again to project new page, all the while monitoring behavior. With the second class, I felt much more acclimated. The remote has a "freeze" button which enables me to turn the page while the previous page stays, as is. Kids think it's magic! Welcome to the 21st century of read alouds!
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