This document discusses the benefits of using different forms of technology in the classroom, including overhead projectors, digital projectors, and document cameras. It explains that overhead projectors allow teachers to face students while teaching, create reusable transparencies, and write on transparencies during instruction. Digital projectors and document cameras can display images, video, and 3D objects for lessons. The document concludes that incorporating technology keeps students engaged, helps them remember lessons through visuals, and outlines how the author plans to use a digital projector, overhead projector, and video study guides.

1. Why use technology in the classroom? By: Katie Purcell

2. Overhead ProjectorsBy using overhead projectors, teachers can:stay facing the students while teaching-the teacher does not need to turn her back to draw on the chalkboard

3. Create transparencies that can be reused in future years

4. Write on the transparencies while instructingDigital ProjectorsWhat does this machine do?Projects digital images onto a projection screen, large monitor or whiteboard in order to share with a large group

5. Teacher can capture images with a digital camera then project them on the screen

6. Display software or internet activities for the classDocument Camera Why use this?It displays real time images

7. Live video can be captured

8. 3D objects can be projected to the class

9. Science experiments, demonstrations of real objects, and procedural presentations can be shared By adding technology to the classroom: Students stay interested in the lessonSeeing a picture or video may help the student remember the lesson

10. How will I use technology?I will use a digital projector to show videos and play games via the internetAn overhead projector will allow me to create my own transparencies that will show pictures and I can write on them as we go through the lessonVideo study guides will be used to help focus the students attention and to reinforces learning

11. Works Cited: Teaching and Learning with Technology; Lever-Duffy, Judy and McDonald, Jean B.; Pearson Education, Inc.; 2008.