Stetson School of Music Marching to a Different Drummer

Research by Linda Briggs document camera, often called the leading manufacturer of elmos because (elmo U.S. companies), have been used for many years in the classroom. They function like a high-tech version of an opaque projector in the past. The document camera can be a table or ceiling installation, friendly and cooperative relations to a large-screen projector. The document bottom of the camera, is expected to classrooms on the screen so that students view of the camera to supplement or replace, and sometimes the classroom blackboard or whiteboard.

in Stetson University in deland, Florida, one hour north of Orlando, the Academy of Music has been elevated elmos a new height. Instructors are using the camera installation of a new approach, such as helping students to learn music, music scores According to the document camera, and the music being played on the score.

the Stetson School of Music courses, including high-performance, music education, composition and digital art. Provide students with a variety of performances, including symphony orchestra, band, chorus, opera, musical theater, jazz, chamber music and solo music. Classrooms throughout the Stetson College of Music have a elmo cap-and desktop documents, cameras, projectors and screens.

and elmos is common in the classroom, these days, the music school is doing something different. Geli You-wen, Stetson, director of teaching technology, explained, "We have done some things, we believe that no other people to do" in the Stetson, classroom displayed on the screen image from elmo cameras, and audio The system plays music-related images. The use of document camera, teachers can display images from books, pictures, music and even the road map exercise band.

"This should do, everywhere," Ewing said. "Its such a great idea." Ago, the College will hand a copy of the documents, music, which co-students. However, as the document camera, teachers can show a single copy of the score to class, as a musical, "instructors can be recycled things, they can say things, they can go back and review." Camera system is particularly useful display of music, Because it can be used to display images of large maps or pictures on a table. Through remote control unit, instructors can zoom in and out of specific areas of display.

The system is tied up in the school on the blackboard to the back-end systems, so the teachers can download and save notes, from the students.

Another interesting use of Stetson has been made of the document camera, Ewing said, is to learn from half-court drills, Stetson for the band performances. In this regard the use of the ceiling to install elmo camera is used to chart the current large-scale exercise students marching band skills - how to write, exercise, and teach the procession as a band director the next band.