LB#14 Maximizing the Use of the Overhead Projector and the Chalkboard

      One of the most important instrument of a teacher in teaching is the chalkboard. It is the basic tool used in improving teaching effectiveness, classroom management and student academic success. There is non a room without a chalkboard. Even in the most remote areas in our country today have their own chalkboards, and because of this teachers can have a better chance of reaching their students. Much of a teacher's style is based on how she presents information to students. Teaching too fast or too slow loses students' attention. Writing on a chalkboard makes it easier to control the pace of a lecture because it encourages writing while talking---a task that requires instruction at a moderate speed. 

     Thanks to the advent of our new technology, the basic chalkboards were now transform to overhead projectors. With this projectors, instead of wasting time writing what the students should read on the board. The teacher just uses an acetate and projects it to the class. It's type written and can easily be read, but in our country today only those high status schools were able to provide adequate number of projectors. I hope that our government will  focus more on the advancement of our teaching equipment for the benefit of the students and to the country as a whole.