Projectors
in Education
El Rancho Unified
School District
Agenda
Welcome
Activity
How do you imagine
using a projector in your classroom in the future?
Best Hopes? Worst Fears?
Equipment Overview
Set-up and Room Logistics
Out of the Box
360 Degree Tour of Projector
Connecting the
projector to your laptop
Resolution on your computer
Hooking up a VCR or Game Consoles (Say
goodbye to your bulky TV)
iPod with AV Cable
Remote Control
Features
Goals and Expectations For Session
How much do you already know about projectors in the classroom?
Online Media and Finding Resources
Online
* Images and Video
o Search
Creative Commons and Google
Images (Advanced Search)
o The Internet Archive (Examples: India in 1959; MLK Interview; Sun Basics)
o Library of Congress - Explore
Primary Sources ( Prints and Photographs)
o TeacherTube and YouTube
- TubeTV
Tip: Use http://zamzar.com/url/ or http://www.squared5.com/ to convert content that is appropriate, but the hosting site is blocked.
o Educational Podcasts: iTunes, Educational Podcasting Network, Yahoo
Podcasts, Podcast Alley or Podomatic (Also recommended: TED Talks)
o Khan Academy
o Create your own
images and videos with Jing!, or Screencast-o-matic. (Example: MathTrain)
o Skype with authors,
experts, and other students outside the classroom (Make the global connection, use ePals to find other classrooms)
* Other
o Google Earth and Google SketchUp
o Google Lit Trips
o Concept Maps (Inspiration, Mindomo)
o Make a slide show in
iPhoto for Parent Conferences, Open House, etc
***Break***
Information Literacy - November Learning
Better Presentations
Best Resource in Every Classroom
Reflection
Activity
1. How has your understanding of the ways a projector can
change the student learning experience changed?
2. What do you most want to implement next in your
classroom?
3. What are your first steps?
Evaluations: Online
Evaluation
Practice and Coaching Time
(If Time)
Adapted from
http://projectorsined.wikispaces.com/.
Many thanks to Dr. Mark Wagner, PD Coordinator, CUE and Youssef Elias, CUEtoYOU Lead Learner
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