Using a Digital Projector

Many schools have one or several digital projectors available for educators to use. Many people are worried that making slide shows and setting up the equipment will take too much effort and time. On the contrary, the use of digital projectors saves time and can take minimal effort.
Most digital projectors take no time to set-up. Have someone show you how to set-up the projector a few times and then try it yourself several times until you are comfortable setting up the projector on your own. Each projector and computer have their own little quirks so having someone who is familiar with the system will prevent running into trouble in the future.
Creating slide shows for your lessons may take a little effort in the beginning, however, once these lessons are created they will be saved for you to reuse or to tweak. There are also websites like http://MrKent.Net that provide subject specific slide shows for you to change or use as you please.
The only way to find out if using a digital projector is for you is to give it a try. Create or download a short lesson and present it to your students to compare it to your regular lesson Format. One thing you will notice right away is that you spend more time interacting with your class and less time writing and erasing items on the board.
Mr. L. Kent is an experienced educator and president of MrKent.Net - Education Technology Made Simple.
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