Elmo Projector

Transparencies are no more! The Elmo projector can take the image off of paper and project onto the screen. There is no need for outdated transparent paper and the result of getting the image on the screen is faster than ever before. They will pay themselves off over the years because making transparent copies for a classroom costs more money. The Elmo projector can focus in on an image for example, if you had a picture of your face, you can focus down to your eye or the texture of your skin. Something that is invaluable that in my field experience taught me, the teacher had one in her class and she could instantly show the work of a student that did what she asked on an assignment. If this where a couple of years ago, the teacher would have to take the students work to the copy machine and make a copy that wouldn't come out as good as the image from the Elmo. The use of the Elmo in a classroom will be frequent at it adjusts to light and darkness, shows color and focuses it's self automatically. An old overhead projector has to be manually focused and is bulky in size. The Elmo is sleek in size and for the Elmo EV-2000AF LCD Projector with 24 times the zoom is 1,593 dollars (information found at http://www.bizrate.com/projectors/products__keyword--elmo+projectors.html). This does cost more than the old fashion projector, however, they have a longer shelf life and save time. With time being one of the teachers worst enemy, we need the Elmo on our side. Something that I found significant in my field work is that during a book report, the students were assigned to make a mini version of the book. The students were able to show everyone their mini book on the Elmo which projected it on to the screen. It saved time and made the students feel important because their work was shown to every member in the class. I feel that even if the Elmo has to be shared among grade levels at the least, it should become a household name at schools around the world.