Video+Camera+-+Web+Cam

Okay, so you love your Elmo and you use it regularly in class for presenting lessons and showing examples. Yet, there sometimes seems to be a slight delay or difficulty on getting the lighting contrast to work just right - at least some teachers have reported this frustration. Here is a suggestion on how you can rig up your own Elmo rig. This can apply to teachers with just a projector - it is not exclusively an Elite 2 thing.
 * Alternate or "MacGyvered" Elmo Rigs**

If you have a projector in the classroom and a video camera from home, or check one out from the library, you can create your own Elmo rig. Simply connect the video output from your camera to the video input on your projector. All of the library cameras have audio / video adapters that come with them and if you have a home camera it should have come with one also. When you have connected the camera to the projector all you will have to do after turning them both on is to switch the projector's input selector to the video input.

Possible Uses with this setup: 1. Get higher resolution and detail than with an Elmo 2. Create your own videos of the lessons - these videos can then be edited and posted either on TeacherTube or on your School Center Page. 3. Give the students a chance to present projects to the class and even edit them together to make a classroom montage.