It ‘was an afternoon of Wednesday and in the second year in Class Robert Pronovost at Belle Haven School was a joy to discuss their favorite foods.
“I like oranges, strawberries and mangoes are the best!” 8-year-old Yair Cordova said in a loud voice, as Pronovost has taught the class about food groups using an interactive whiteboard special.
Pronovost, a self-professed computer buff in his third year as a teacher in the Ravenswood City School District School in Menlo Park, its publication in the field of technology as a priority. He also had five brand new MacBook for their students after having sent a letter to Apple asking for subsidies.
In August, he received Pronovost Luid eBeam projection system after learning the company of San Carlos, through a friend of a friend. The system, whose company donated the use of classroom projector beam images on a standard whiteboard and includes a stylus and a receiver for interactive maps.
Pronovost the receiver to your laptop with a USB cable and the computer receives data through the Board of infrared and ultrasound technology, each time he or pupils, touching with the stylus.
Last Wednesday, the students approached the Board and met the food groups preferred using the stylus. Pronovost, then save the file to your computer and use it for future lessons.
“We are able to triangulate the position of the needle,” said Jody Forehand Luid vice president of product planning. “There is an infrared receiver and the system says, ‘Wake up, and two separate receivers at both ends of the device are ultrasound.
Unlike traditional interactive whiteboards, products Luid work on any board or wall, making the product more convenient, Forehand said. He added that some schools have used the product for children with long-term illness can watch their classes from home and see exactly what other students have written on the blackboard.
If education is the market for most companies Luid, Forehand provides that companies are increasingly using technology to remote meetings and other tasks. Firefighters in southern California use the product as a control center during large fires, he said.
Pronovost said eBeam used primarily for math and vocabulary lessons and was impressed by the ability of their students to stay focused on the plateau.
“Having that allows me to be active up there and everyone’s attention on what I should do or should do for themselves,” said Pronovost.
In addition, the ability to embed images in their course, easier – just drag the files Luid software – helped the students and absorb the materials become more committed, particularly those who are visual learners said.
A special needs of students who had trouble concentrating and last year it was intrigued and excited every time the eBeam continues, “said Pronovost.
Pronovost said before entering the system, used his computer and projector to teach class lessons, but students are often distracted, because they focused on him instead of on the shelf.
The students said they have with the Council, enabling them to participate in lessons and educational games.
“I like it because we do, and I would have one in my house, 8 years, Diana Martinez.
“And ‘the best thing to do Mr P show us what to do,” said Maria Valencia, 7, “he said.
Other teachers at Belle Haven were so eager to get their hands on the team that 10 of them applied for grants of $ 383, East Palo Kids Foundation, after Luid eBeam High School offers a reduced price. Six of these systems have already arrived, and teachers begin to learn how they work, Pronovost said.
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