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E-beam: How to Facilitate Classroom Activities
by Christina Charalambidou & Angela Kleanthous
What Does it Do?Very briefly…
How to Connect to E-Beam
You just need:① The E-beam Receiver with the Wireless Stylus
(pen)② The USB cable that connects the Receiver with the
PC③ A projector, either portable or wall mounted④ A white wall surface (or white board)⑤ The software that can be downloaded and it’s free.
http://www.e-beam.com/support/ebeam-education.html
Let’s Start…
① Turn the projector on
② Set the projection area and place the E-Beam Receiver at the upper left or right corner (use adhessive stickers if it is on a wall)
③ Insert the battery into the Stylus and press the tip. You should hear a buzzing sound. Once you finish, remove the battery from the Stylus
④ Start the software on the computer
⑤ Calibrate the Receiver
Palette Differences on PC
How it Facilitates Language Teaching in the Classroom
• You can make your lesson more interactive, engaging and fun (i.e. text reading)
• You don’t need to be stuck behind your computer in order to make changes
• In most cases there is no special preparation for the use of E-beam
• It promotes student spontaneity by writing directly on the slide using the Stylus and saving all the changes in the end (see example)
• With the help of ScrapBook, you can use it as a simple board only to be able to save all your work from the beginning to the end
• Students will no longer waste time (and valuable information) while taking notes.
• You can go from one document to another and easily make transformations on the spot.
• You can record the whole lesson using the recording button, save it, and upload it on Blackboard for example.
• You can facilitate group work and easily involve students in the process.
• Examples of activities…
PPT activity• What are the students doing?
Examples of ActivitiesPositive and Negative Connotation
Study these pairs and find the word that carries a positive connotation:
slender/ skinny
stingy / thrifty
cowardly / cautious
practical/ unimaginative
fat /heavy
trusting/ gullible
proud/ conceited
imposter/ phony
touchy / sensitive
noise/ racket
sly / clever
Error correction
Error Correction Activity:
• Prepared weekly field payroll
• Material purchasing, expediting, and returning
• Recording OSHA regulated documentation
• Change orders
• Maintained hard copies of field documentation
Activity on Culture
Subject: Products in the different regions of France.
1.Open one map of France from the Web.2.Annotate the map on the Web and then save
it as a picture.3.For example…
http://congres.cnra.free.fr/html/federations.html or http://www.geotheque.org/docs/france_agri.html or google
Different exercices online• Class work using exercices online on different topics or
grammar points taught in class.i.e.
http://platea.pntic.mec.es/cvera/hotpot/exos/index.htm
http://platea.pntic.mec.es/cvera/hotpot/cuisiner.htm (vocabulary exercise)
http://platea.pntic.mec.es/cvera/cine/cinema/cannes.htm
(WC + grammar: prepositions, relative pronouns, etc.)http://platea.pntic.mec.es/cvera/hotpot/ecoutes/debutant/cecr/inscriptions.htm
(OC: understanding basic personnal information)
Activities on mind mappingEither by using a mind mapping software, or by using the designing options the E-beam palette gives us. i.e. www.mind42.com
Using a film
• Using a film, video-clip, documentary on Youtube or elsewhere etc. 1. Manipulate video (pause, fwd, etc.)2. Write directly on the image when paused3. Move back and forth between a film and a blank
scrapbook page (or other programs) for notes, comments, etc.
4. Have students on the board to write their ideas5. Save all your actions
Work on an authentic article
• Example: Use a newspaper article on a specific subject. Especially useful for specific purpose language courses.
http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2012/05/23/des-voix-s-elevent-pour-soutenir-les-euro-obligations_1705678_3234.html Question on the text: Define using words from
the article, the lexical field of the word « économie ».
A Few Limitations…
• Wasting class time setting up the equipment• Carrying the projector, receiver and stylus• Dealing with technical problems that may
arise• Time-consuming when designing activities to
use with this tool• Feeling it is difficult to operate if not
comfortable with technology