Transcript LANSchool v.6 Faculty Friend & Student Foe Jerry Kandies

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
Information System
Components
Figure 1-9
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 rebroadcast 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) * 1.15), '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.