50 Ways to Use Your Projector ( or your computer hooked up to the TV)

 

General

 

With computer and PowerPoint

 

  1. Use it to show the “big ideas” in your lessons using PowerPoint

 

  1. Let students do PowerPoint presentations for any subject that has multiple facets- i. e. each kid does a state, a bird, type of rock, geometric figure, etc.

 

  1. Make a “Rules of the Classroom” PowerPoint and run it first 10 days of school.
  2. Play Games:


     Blank Jeopardy PowerPoint Template

    Blank Jeopardy PowerPoint Direction
    Jeopardy Power Point #2 Template
    Jeopary PowerPoint  #3 Template

    Jeopardy Who Wants to be a Millionare? Template

       

 

With Solid Object Projector and no computer

 

  1. Show examples of work that conforms to rubric

 

  1. Show examples of good student work

 

  1. Demonstrate “how to” projects i.e. making a cornstalk doll

 

  1. Show detail of objects too small to hold up in front of a classroom- i.e.

Math manipulatives, Coins, bills, Leaves,  Bugs,  Rocks, geometric figures, historical artifacts, art work on loan from museum that kids can’t handle

 

  1. Demonstrate art methods ie brush stroke, spattering…

 

  1. Show famous art work and point out design elements, symmetry, …

 

  1. Make any book a “big book”

 

  1. Daily Oral Language

 

  1. Daily Oral Math

 

  1. Daily Oral Standardized Test Question

 

 

With  Projector and cable TV or VCR

 

  1.  Show KET shows to whole class

 

  1. Show educational movies

 

  1. Have “Family Movie Night” – show a current movie and charge only for concessions

 

  1.  Use for showing Cable 54 clips at beginning of site-based council meetings

 

  1. Use for putting words to songs up on screen during student performances

 

  1. Video the kids during the performance and project images during the performance (make ‘em rock stars!)

 

 

With a computer and programs on your hard drive or network

 

  1. Demonstrate programs before the students go to the lab
  2. Show Science Court on the big screen
  3. Do Rosetta Stone with your whole class
  4. Show KET Encyclomedia videos

 

Language arts

 

  1. Run a PowerPoint of the spelling words all week long
  2. Take kids to author’s web sites
  3. Do language games from www.funbrain.com with the whole class
  4. Do language games from www.funschool.com with the whole class

 

Math

  1. Run a PowerPoint of the math facts all week long
  2. Do math games from www.funbrain.com with the whole class
  3. Play math games from www.learningplanet.com against a room in another part of the country

Science

  1. Run simulations from www.brainpop.com
  2. Run simulations from http://tryscience.org
     
  3.  Run simulations from www.fossweb.com
  4.  Run simulations from www.edu4kids.com
  5.  Demonstrate weather from www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/webweather/
  6. Let students “see” the real thing in the world by showing webcam’s pictures from  http://dsc.discovery.com/cams/cams.html
  7. Let students “see” the real thing in the world by showing webcam’s pictures from http://linksmanager.com/firstscience/links32_2.html

 

Social Studies

  1. Explore every state’s website www.statename.gov  i.e. www.ky.gov
  2. Take a virtual tour of the Whitehouse www.whitehouse.gov
  3. Learn about government http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
  4. Run a Powerpoint of all states and capitals all week long
  5. Let students “see” the real place in the world by showing webcam’s pictures http://www.camvista.com/ or http://www.saviodsilva.net/dir/webcams.htm

 

  1. Let students take virtual tours of government buildings http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Virtual_Tours/index.php

 

  1.   See 360 degree panoramas at  www.virtualguidebooks.com

 

  1.   Demonstrate American Memories http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
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