LANSchool More Effective Teaching in the Computer Lab Jerry Kandies Delta State University

Lecture & Presentations Students not paying attention….. Completing other assignments Navigating the Internet Checking e-mail

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LCD Projectors Pro: Effective tools for demonstrating computer skill processes Con: Hard for students to see the details projected on the screen

LANSchool Broadcast software tool Runs on any Windows® computer running the TCP/IP network protocol

Can Perform the Following Tasks Broadcast the instructor computer screen to all others in the lab View any student’s computer in the classroom channel Take control of any student’s computer in the classroom Blank all computer screens to a black screen Capture one student computer screen and re-broadcast the student screen to all other screens in the classroom

More Engaged in the Learning Process Removes distractions “Locks” the students out of any other activities on their computers during the demonstration Student can walk the class through a skill process Excellent tool for instruction of courses that involve close scrutiny of programming code.

SQL SELECT statement Requires correct syntax Requires precise punctuation placement of the comma semi-colon quotation marks number of parenthesis needed for the nested functions

select ename, hiredate, TO_CHAR(round(sal + NVL(comm, 0). 1 select ename, hiredate, TO_CHAR(round(sal + NVL(comm, 0) * 1.15), 'fm$99,999.00') as "New Salary" from emp

Foe To The Student Resent the loss of freedom Can burn out staring at a screen too long

Judicious Use Mix it up with other multi-media The reality is that many students appreciate the many benefits they are getting from the software.