Document camera
A document camera for teachers: show a page or a model on the projector through a camera, and freeze, turn or zoom the picture; nothing is recorded. It needs a free teacher account.
This is the Webcam from OpenEduCat Board, where it sits next to everything else you use in a lesson.
Key facts
- Camera
- Starts only when you press Allow camera and your browser lets this page use it
- Freeze
- Holds the picture and turns the camera off
- Recording
- Never; the picture stays on this device
- Where it runs
- This page and OpenEduCat Board
- Languages
- English
- Price
- Free
- Account
- A free teacher account; students never sign in
Ways teachers use it
- A page of the textbook, shown to the whole class.
- Handwriting or a worked example on paper, as you write it.
- A science experiment up close, with the zoom.Science
- A pupil's work, frozen on the screen while the class talks about it.
How to use it
- Add the Webcam from More widgets.
- Press Allow camera, and allow it when the browser asks.
- Press Freeze the picture to hold it still; the camera turns off.
Templates with this widget
OpenEduCat Board puts this camera on one page with a timer, a name picker and a drawing pad, for the projector.
Free account. Sign in once on each device; the board then works offline. The camera settings you choose here travel with you.
Related tools
- No student accounts.
- No ads.
- Data-processing agreement on request.
Questions
Can I use it as a document camera?
Yes. Point a document camera or a webcam at a page, press Allow camera, and the picture fills the card; Full screen shows it large on the projector.
Why does it ask for the camera?
The widget shows the picture from your camera, so the browser asks whether this page may use it. The camera starts only when you press Allow camera. If the camera is blocked, allow it in the address bar and press Try again.
Does it record the class?
No. The picture stays on this device and is never recorded or saved. Freeze holds the picture still and turns the camera off.
Can I turn or zoom the picture?
Yes. In the settings, choose the camera, mirror or flip the picture, give it a quarter or a half turn, and zoom in up to 3 times.
Running a whole school? OpenEduCat for schools keeps it on one platform.
See OpenEduCat for schoolsCounted per page. Report a problem for bugs.