{"id":6900,"date":"2020-06-03T13:38:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T20:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/?p=6900"},"modified":"2022-09-28T11:51:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T18:51:19","slug":"technology-for-remote-teaching-create-a-document-camera-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2020\/06\/03\/technology-for-remote-teaching-create-a-document-camera-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology for Remote Teaching: Create a Document Camera at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last week we explored some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2020\/05\/25\/technology-for-remote-teaching\/\">technology options for improving your video and audio<\/a> on videos and web calls. Today, we want to take a look at options for replicating the use of a document camera or whiteboard over Zoom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Todd Barsby, Associate Dean of Science and Technology at VIU, has captured his \u201cdocument camera\u201d setup and process in this short video:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed wp-block-embed-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Homemade Document Camera  - How to Economically Emulate a Blackboard\/Whiteboard from Home\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/viu.video.yuja.com\/V\/Video?v=678285&#038;node=3197787&#038;a=258508841&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Todd uses two webcams and a tripod to capture his face as well as what he\u2019s writing live in Zoom. You can follow his directions in the video above, or the written steps below to set this up for your own teaching.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What you need&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A Microsoft computer&nbsp;<ul><li>The Mac version of Zoom does not currently (as of June 2020) support rotating the input from a camera.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>At least one USB webcam&nbsp;<ul><li>The integrated camera on your laptop can be used to capture you, but not your writing.&nbsp;<\/li><li>If you have two USB webcams, you can use one to capture your video and one to capture your writing.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>&nbsp;A flexible tripod<ul><li>If you don\u2019t own a tripod, you may be able to use a second monitor, or something else you already own to hold your webcam in place over your paper. The import thing is that the camera is stable and can focus on the area you want to share.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>A Zoom account (sign in at <a href=\"http:\/\/viu.zoom.us\">http:\/\/viu.zoom.us<\/a>)&nbsp; and the latest version of the Zoom client (download from <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/download#client_4meeting\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/download#client_4meeting<\/a>) for your computer.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Paper and pencil or pen&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Physical equipment set up<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Connect your webcam to an available USB port on your computer and install any necessary software or drivers as prompted.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Connect your webcam to your tripod and place it so the camera is pointing directly down at your paper.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lighting tip: <\/strong>If you have a small desk lamp, you can position this too help reduce shadows on your writing surface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Before you start your Zoom meeting<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open the Zoom app on your computer&nbsp;<\/li><li>Click the Cog icon in the upper right to open Settings<\/li><li>Go to Video&nbsp;<\/li><li>Using the drop-down menu under the video preview, select your document camera&nbsp;<\/li><li>Make sure <strong>Mirror my video<\/strong> is unchecked&nbsp;<\/li><li>Click the Rotate 90\u00b0 in the upper right of the video preview until the video is oriented so you can read something written on your page<\/li><li>&nbsp;Close the Settings window<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In Zoom meeting<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click <strong>Share Screen<\/strong><\/li><li>Go to the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> tab&nbsp;<\/li><li>Select <strong>Content from 2nd Camera<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Click <strong>Share<\/strong>&nbsp;<ol><li>If Zoom shares the wrong camera, click <strong>Switch Camera<\/strong> in the top left of your shared video to switch to the correct camera&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>When you are finished, click <strong>Stop Share<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use your phone as a second camera<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a smartphone, you can also use your phone as a second camera instead of acquiring a second webcam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Document Camera Hack w\/cell phone and Zoom\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OcFtQ_J8n6k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you use this option, make sure you only turn on audio on either your computer or your phone and not both to avoid echos or feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Have Questions?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you have any questions about using Zoom in your teaching, please contact CIEL at <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:learnsupport@viu.ca\"><strong>learnsupport@viu.ca<\/strong><\/a><strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we explored some of the technology options for improving your video and audio on videos and web calls. 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