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ETIL Digital Media & 21st Century Learner

The Department of Instructional Technology has another amazing class starting up in January!

ETIL Digital Media and 21st Century Learners
Teachers will be introduced to key Aurora Public Schools applications and resources: Course ID Number c_119

Teachers will learn how to incorporate digital media into their curriculum. Specific hardware covered includes a scanner, a digital camera, and a digital video camera for editing.

Visualizer Presentation notes

visualizer_training.pdf

Fuzzy Visualizer with a Clean Lens

spc300_1_l.jpgToday I was using a visualizer and it was soooooo fuzzy. I just couldn’t get it to focus. Then I noticed one little cable curving its way in and then out of the visualizer’s view… that was it. Once I moved it out of the way and pressed AF (auto focus) again, it worked!

If you do get a fuzzy visualizer and that doesn’t work, check the cables. Press each cable in place on the visualizer, computer and projector.

Finally unplug the power from the base and then plug it in again. That should do it. Right?

Mathematics Center

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AplusMath

Here’s a site that contains worksheets that give immediate feedback to students. This could be used in an interactive way. Students can demonstrate to the class how to solve problems. Using a promethean board, split the screen so that one side shows the website and the other side has a blank flipchart. Students can use the blank flipchart to demonstrate how to solve the problem and then check their answers immediately for instant feed back. Using the camera tool, the screen can be captured for later use.

the SPC300 visualizer

diagram_spc300_thumb.jpgIf you have the new SPC300 visualizer (document imaging camera) by Avermedia, here is a diagram that you can use for setting up the cables. When the visualizer is set up this way, you can switch between your computer and the visualizer by using the buttons on the visualizer. Press camera to project the visualizer. Press source to project the computer. Set up this way you can leave your projector alone. This is especially helpful if you have a projector mounted on the ceiling. diagram_spc300.jpg ( TO PRINT: Save picture to desktop. Go to desktop. Double-Click on image. When “Windows Picture and Fax Viewer” opens up, click on the print icon below.) This will ensure that the picture is resized so that it fits on a single sheet of paper.