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.