For lab courses, we just love our camera-scope. It's a video camera
that hooks into a dissecting microscope on one end and a large,
ceiling-hung TV on the other. Put any teeny little thing under the
scope and the whole class can see it. It will also take a film or
digital camera.
Our teaching classroom now has a dedicated computer-overhead projector
set-up that displays on the huge main screen. We can use it without
turning off all the lights, and we can pull up power-point demos, web
sites, etc. with just a few clicks.
If you are planning to put course content on the web, invest in a good
digital camera. You'll save hours of time scanning slides to make
images. Some of the higher-end ones will take standard 35 mm lenses
and filters.
Lucky you for having trustees willing to shell out some $$$!
Monique Reed
Biology Dept.
Texas A&M
"Schmid, Katherine" wrote:
>> Our trustees are planning the "wiring" of our science
> building for web access, etc. and have just given us
> about ten days to come up with an itemized budget for
> equipment to be used in lecture rooms and teaching labs.
> What classroom technology have you found useful? Is there
> any reference material out there with a general overview
> of what's available?
