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P23: Using interactive teaching equipment in assemblies
Author: Jackie Barbet, Deputy Head teacher, Furze Infants' School, Barking and Dagenham
Date: 2005

Jackie introduced the visualiser into assemblies, and interviewed children to gauge their perceptions. She found that the use of the visualiser improved behaviour and engagement. This was largely due to the increased audio and visual clarity in presentation that the technology offered, particularly for students bringing objects for 'show and tell' and for amplifying the voices of students addressing the audience. The style of the visual presentation engaged students effectively, perhaps because "children are used to a very high level of sophistication in their entertainment these days" and presentations on the visualiser come closer to meeting their high standards.

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