LB#14

MAXIMIZING THE USE OF THE OVERHEAD PROJECTOR AND THE CHALKBOARD

            Using chalkboard in the classroom is very popular among teachers. It is the most available source specially to those places that has not yet introduced by the technology. It is much easier for a teacher to write in the board once they are explaining. It is also the most common method that the teacher is using. Though today, the most common is the whiteboard instead of the green board or the blackboard. They use marker instead of chalk for practical reasons. In using chalk it can cause cough to srudents or few students are allergic to chalk. It is much better to use chalk.

              Aside from using the chalkboard, overhead projector is also useful. By using this, it can minimize the time the teacher spend in writing in the board.It is easy to  operate.It is used in front of the classroom.Instructor can easily observe student reactions,control its attention and regulate the flow of information in the presentation.It is especially easy for teachers and students to create materials.The projected image behind the instruction can be as large as necessary for all in the students to see.Since the transparency, as it is placed on the projector,is seen by the instructor exactly as students see it.