Thanks to advancements in technology, widespread adoption and competition in the marketplace, a consumer webcam is not only affordable, it’s also indispensable as a tool for hybrid and remote learning. Whether I’m teaching virtually, recording a lesson for asynchronous instruction or streaming a big event on campus, my webcam is almost always in service. Now, hardly a day goes by when I don’t use my webcam. Back then, I had to look for ways to integrate a webcam into my instruction. I remember taking my sixth-grade students on a virtual field trip in the mid-2000s to see giant pandas, elephants, lions and mole-rats on animal cams streaming live, 24/7 from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In the early days of webcam technology, it seemed that only nonprofits with big donors could justify purchasing fancy technology such as high-end webcams.
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