OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
USAGE RULES
DEFINITION
1. Place screen 3 metres from the first student,
1.8 metres from the floor.
An instrument that projects and amplifies an
image or written text on a transparency.
2. Schematize: present essential points, organization
charts, etc.
USES
1. To present activity plan or objectives.
3. Use mounts.
2. To show tables.
4. Face students, point to the transparency and not
to the screen.
3. To systematize the information to be conveyed.
5. Check visibility; do not block the screen.
4. To list brain-storming ideas.
6. 1 transparency every 2 or 3 minutes.
7. Turn on the lamp only if there is a transparency
on the projector.
ADVANTAGES
1. Spontaneous if used as a board for a large group
(magnification effect).
8. The transparency should have a maximum of 7 lines.
2. Allows speaker to face students.
9. Handle the equipment correctly.
3. Can be reused.
DISADVANTAGES
1. Awkward to handle.
2. Transparencies can be difficult to design and make.
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