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The Straight Scoop on Projectors and Presentations: The Guts and the Glory |
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If you purchase, recommend, use (or want to use) projectors, do not miss this session! Come get the straight talk from an educator with 20+ years experience using LCD projection technology! Come rack up the tips as we dissect the tools, spell out the specs, and tell you exactly what to look for in a classroom or media center projector. We explain the benefits of short-throw lenses not only for use with Interactive Whiteboards but also for small and/or brightly lit classrooms. We compare 3LCD and DLP technologies in terms of power usage, color and image quality, and those pesky little flickering avatars. We blow the cover on stealthing practices that conceal who makes the engines (the guts) of educational projectors. We review criteria for projector selection from the point of view of a district director of instructional technology, and we discuss room layout and design for optimal viewing of projected images. And, finally, we announce the new, must-have WXGA resolution that gives you 30% more screen real estate. Regarding what to project, we introduce Edward Tufte (Yale professor and infamous PowerPoint basher), Algo (most popular Flickr photographer), and Roger (Mr. HyperStudio) Wagner – your new best friends – and share the essence of their wisdom, talent, and products. We engage you in replicable activities that optimize projector use (the glory) and offer learners various (Marzano’s “nonlinguistic”) ways of acquiring information and knowledge, alternative (nonlinguistic) ways of demonstrating what they know, and multiple (nonlinguistic) means of tapping into their interests, and increasing their motivation and participation. We link you to sites for high quality, copyright friendly, no cost images and videos. We regale you with valuable freebies, some good laughs, and an information-rich and timely handout. |
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