Technology classrooms support
Instructional strategies

Play music while setting up before class
Play a CD (or mp3) while students enter and exit. Put the cover of the CD on the document camera so students know what youíre playing. This will get studentsí attention and set a tone for the class. When you turn off the music students will know immediately that you are beginning the lecture.

Integrate audio to gain attention and emphasize key points
Audio can be a very powerful instructional tool. Sound effects during slide transitions give students an aural cue that new information is projected. Music and audio clips that are relevant to key points in the content add an additional device for students to process and remember information.

Include photographs or real-life videos to inject realism
The more true-to-life you make the issue you are presenting, the better your audience will understand and identify with it. Remember the impact you can add by using photos or video of people on location, people using products or talking to the audience.

Insert illustrations and animations to clarify or emphasize
If your topic is complex, an illustration lets you simplify the way it looks. Illustrations and even 3-D objects and diagrams allow you to show exploded views or views normally not seen, such as interiors and layers. Animations are great ways to present processes.

Project different, complementary content concurrently
Take advantage of being able to project two or three things at once and/or rapidly transistion between tools. You can project content combinations with:

• Computer 1 (Mac) or Computer 2 (PC)
  [can't split between these two at the same time]
• Computer 3 (your laptop)
• Document camera
• Overhead projector
• Slide projector