The Advantages of Using a Projector in the Classroom

Many teachers find chalkboards to be almost a thing of the past with the
advent of projectors in the classroom. Rather than writing notes across a
board, teachers can make use of PowerPoint presentations, images and even
film as teaching tools through the use of projectors. Consequently, teachers
and students alike find projectors to be useful classroom devices.

Easier Note Taking

Projectors enable teachers to create bulleted PowerPoint presentations or

other highly organized notes for the class. With the use of projectors in the
classroom, students can take better notes with the ability to discern what
information the teacher displays is most useful to them. Additionally, students
can ask the teacher to repeat a slide if they missed information, or even ask
that the teacher to email the presentation for further review.

Greater Teaching Versatility

Projectors release teachers from being bound to chalk and dry -erase boards to
present information to their students. With the use of projectors, teachers can
now use films, slides, and images to teach students about the world and places
they have never seen and can't imagine. Students can listen to lectures given
by worldwide experts. Teachers will also find that the Internet is more useful
since projectors can display web content to an entire class, rather than each
student accessing information on small individual computers. Many projectors
also deliver exceptional sound quality, which is advantageous when listening to
music or nature films.

Better Use of Class Time

Prior to the use of projectors in the classroom, teachers had to spend time
writing notes on the board, as well as erasing information due to limited space.
Projectors facilitate the planning process so teachers can decide on lecture
content and important points ahead of time instead of making decisions
spontaneously. Projectors require a simple click of a button or mouse, thus,
 freeing valuable class time. By using projectors, teacher s can more easily
prepare all notes prior to class for easy presentation. Teachers may also find
that they spend less time repeating or rewriting information that is now
accessible with a simple click.

Better Student Presentations

Students will appreciate the use of projectors as they prepare class projects
that they can now create in PowerPoint or other electronic mediums.
Consequently, students will find that presentation creation will go faster with
each person using their own computer to create their se ction of the
presentation. Presentations on a projector, additionally, reduce the need to
make copies of materials to pass out to classmates during presentations that
can now be displayed for the entire class to view at once.

Advantages of Using Electronic Devices in Learning

The advantages of gadgets for students include the ability to take notes quickly
and efficiently to later store and find them using note taking software, the
opportunity to collaborate with others using Google Apps or a similar platfor m,
access the wealth of information available online and to use concept mapping
or mind mapping software, among many other uses.

Cameras allow students to record themselves and watch it later allowing self -
assessment for certain activities. Teachers can us e Twitter to let students ask
questions using hashtags or have them collaborate on a project using a wiki
page.

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The Advantages of Using a Projector in the Classroom

By Christina Whitaker ; Updated June 25, 2018

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