If anyone wants a document camera in their room, like me, but can't afford the cost of the real-deal, you should make one!  I just rigged something up tonight while passing the time away in my hotel room in Saskatoon (I'm up scoring Math papers). 

Last night I went to London Drugs and bought a web cam and a lamp.  The web cam I purchased was a higher end Logitech one as I didn't want to sacrifice clarity (knowing I'd be using it for this purpose).  I also made sure it had its own software for viewing (I would imagine this is pretty standard with most web cams, though).  The lamp was super cheap, but had the key components of being able to bend and pivot.  It also had skinny arms (easy to clamp the camera onto) and clamps onto a table or desktop. 

I'll attach a picture of the lamp set up, but you have to imagine the webcam hooked onto the arm with the cord velcroed to the arm hinge to keep it out of the way (I don't have the right cord with me in Saskatoon to take a picture of the complete set up with my actual camera and upload it).  I'll also attach the very first picture I took using my new "document camera."

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