Audiovisuals for the classroom

1. Shi~Kia Carter

2. Interactive
Whiteboard
LCD
Projector
iPads
Document
Projector

3.  The iPad is a line of tablet
computers designed and marketed by Apple
Inc., The iPad can shoot video, take
photos, play music, and perform Internet
functions such as web-browsing and
emailing. Other functions—
games, reference, GPS navigation, social
networking, etc.—can be enabled by
downloading and installing apps.
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watch
demonstration.
Benefits and Drawbacks

4. 1. Students love them
2. Good battery life
3. User-friendly to
students with
disabilities
1. Doesn’t support
flash
2. No USB port
3. Potential to be
distracting
Benefits Drawbacks

5.  An interactive whiteboard is a large, wall-mounted
board with built-in computer
processors that allow users to interact
directly with a computer through contact with
the screen. The users can write on the board
with special markers, or touch the screen with
a wand or their hand.
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watch
demonstration.
Benefits and Drawbacks

6. 1. Easy to use
2. Keeps class focused
3. Makes lessons clear
and dynamic
1. Set up can be
problematic
2. Does not work well
with the Mac
3. Takes time to set up
and space (mobile
version)
4. Technical problems,
such as needed
calibrations
Benefits Drawbacks

7.  The main purpose of this type of projector is
to display documents and other objects that
are not translucent — in other words,
documents that are not made with
transparencies.
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watch
demonstration.
Benefits and Drawbacks

8. 1. Easy to use. Just hook
up one cable and go.
2. Captures the
attention of student.
3. Easier to sharing
student work.
1. Not as good for
group work as it is
for instructor-led
work
2. Cuts back on
students actually
holding objects in
their hands
Benefits Drawbacks

9.  Interactive Projectors essentially mimic the
function of an interactive whiteboard on any
surface where the image is projected. This
allows the presenter to interact with the
projected image using an electric or
mechanical stylus and often simply a finger.
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watch
demonstration.
Benefits and Drawbacks

10. 1. Money – Outfit more
classrooms with
interactive
technology for our
limited budget
2. Portability -
interactive projectors
are pretty easy to
move
1. The pen can be a bit
difficult for students to
get right.
2. The use of
SmartNotebook
software on non-Smart
products is
questionable from a
licensing standpoint.
3. Initial adjustment and
calibration is not easy.
Benefits Drawbacks

11.  Lever-Duffy, J. & McDonald, J. B. (2011). Teaching and learning with technology (4th
ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc./Allyn & Bacon.
 LCD Projectors expand interactive learning possibilities. (2014). ThomasNet News, 1.
 Schachter, R. (2011). Inspiring Ways With WHITEBOARDS. Instructor, 121(2), 37.