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Think beyond projecting. Discover the hidden superpowers of your AVer doc cam!

At AVer, we’ve heard from countless teachers just how much they love their document cameras, and we love hearing those stories at trade shows and school visits! But here’s something we often ask: Are you using your doc cam to its full potential?

If you’re just projecting from your desk, you’re only scratching the surface. With AVer’s free AVerTouch software, your document camera becomes an interactive teaching powerhouse—bringing the classroom to life with engaging lessons, real-time translation, smart search capabilities, and even lesson recording.

Let’s take a look at three exciting ways you can unlock more with your AVer document camera:

1. Get Outside: Use Google Lens to Explore Nature

Did you know AVerTouch integrates with Google Lens? That means your document camera can do much more than magnify objects—it can identify them!

Lesson idea:

Take your class outside and ask students to pick a flower, leaf, or bug that fascinates them. Back in the classroom, walk around with the AVer M11WB wireless doc cam and place it over each student’s selection. Using the built-in Google Lens integration, identify each item live on screen and learn together! This kind of interactive, student-centered lesson builds curiosity and leaves a lasting impression.

2. Teach Once, Perfect Forever: Record Your Lessons

Let’s face it, repeating the same lesson five times a day can wear you out. Why not record it once, refine it, and reuse it?

The AVer F17+ document camera is perfect for this. With external storage (SD/USB) and cloud sync through Google Drive or OneDrive via AVerTouch, you can record your lessons, annotate them, and create polished versions that are always ready to go.

Perfect for:

• Math teachers breaking down multi-step equations
• Science demos that are hard to reset
• Any lesson where consistency matters!

3. Make Language Learning Visual: Translate Text in Real Time

AVerTouch’s Google Lens feature is also a powerful language-learning tool. You can translate written text instantly—a great way to check student understanding or reinforce language skills.

Lesson idea:

Have each student write “Mrs. Smith is the best teacher of all time” in French. Using the AVer M15W wireless doc cam, walk around the room and spotlight each student’s work. Then, use Google Lens to translate their response on-screen—making it a fun and visual way to check grammar and accuracy together as a class.

Push the Limits of Learning

Your document camera isn’t just a projection tool—it’s a learning engine. With AVerTouch, you can transform your lessons into interactive experiences, boost retention, and save yourself hours of repetition along the way.

Here at AVer, we’re passionate about helping teachers get the most out of the technology they already have. We hope this blog inspires you to try something new with your document camera today.

Don’t have AVerTouch yet?

It’s 100% free and ready to download here: Download AVerTouch

Need help or have a cool lesson idea to share? Tag us on social media—we’d love to see your classroom in action!