Question: For both audio and visual technologies, identify one traditional and one emerging technology from the book, and explain how you could potentially use all four devices in the classroom.
A traditional audio technology used in the classroom is the audiotape, specifically the audio book or "talking book." This can be used in the classroom when young children, perhaps the kindergarten level, are present. The talking book can read the pages to them, helping them to see how certain words are spelled and pronounced to enhance their literacy.
An emerging audio technology used in the classroom is internet audio. This is very helpful in the classroom, as teachers can search for audio clips of books, speeches, or interviews to help the learner better understand the material at hand. Internet audio also has a much larger collection of clips than a teacher generally has physically.
A traditional visual technology used in the classroom is the nonprojected visual. This can be used in the classrooms of schools that are unable to afford higher-end technologies such as projectors. Nonprojected visuals allow students to put images with what they are learning about and, in some instances, help them understand the era they are learning about in subjects such as history.
An emerging visual technology used in the classroom is the document camera. This can be used in the classroom to project a physical copy of a document onto a larger screen for students in the classroom. With this device, teachers can project large images of small print or pictures that they cannot find larger copies of, allowing them to adhere to their lesson plans, without having to search for something which they already possess.
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