IMaST Equipment
Enhancing Education through Technology Grant (EETT)
The Futures Channel Digital Video
Information from The Futures Channel:
The Digital Video Resource Library includes 67 [short] The Futures Channel Movies
on DVD that take students behind the scenes with hundreds of professionals
connecting the real world to the math and science your students are learning.
Let The Futures Channel take your students behind the scenes, ON LOCATION,
at worksites all over the country, where professionals are using math and science
skills in exciting careers.
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•67 movies on a high-capacity DVD with searchable by curriculum topics and correlations to California Standards
• Full screen, award-winning video you can show on a TV monitor, video projector or DVD equipped computer
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•Companion interactive CD-ROM with Movie Guides for each movie and over 600 real-world problems and hands-on activities
Click here to access the Digital Video Resource Library Guide
Click here to access Futures Channel PowerPoint
2 Know Electronic Response Devices
Each IMaST 3 school has received classroom sets of 2 Know student response devices. These response devices are placed in the mathematics and science classrooms to enhance the students' abilities to communicate instantly with their teachers during class discussions, quizzes, and question and answer sessions. Teachers can quickly evaluate student progress towards mastery academic concepts presented during the session and adjust teaching practices accordingly.
It’s so simple to ask your students questions... they enter answers using Renaissance Responders... and the results are transmitted wirelessly to your computer.
But don’t let its simplicity fool you—2Know! will bring more fun, excitement, and
success to your classroom.
With two-way communication, large responder screens that can display both questions and answers, free content, easy-to-use software, and much more. Build excitement for learning in every student—even those who never participated before.
Receive instant feedback to target your instruction more effectively. Create “on-the-fly” quizzes without entering any content using the 2Know! Toolbar. Generate formal assessments using your own content, or more than 8,000 ready-to-use items for Math, Reading, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.
Epson Projectors
Engage. Enlighten. Inspire. Epson projectors with 3LCD technology can help you captivate even the most restless student audience. Easy to set-up and operate, they deliver dazzling colors and sharp, bold imagery whether you're presenting in a classroom, a lecture hall or an auditorium. Plus, the Epson Brighter Futures Education Program gives educators special benefits to help reduce costs and maximize your school's budget.
IMaST Epson projector warranty repair information:
Call the EPSON PrivateLine Technical Support number 1-800-637-7661. There should be a plastic card in the projector documentation packet that has a PIN # for the PrivateLine Support.
Have the serial number of the projector available and be ready to describe the problem.
Request Option #2: Have Epson email return authorization information for pre-paid shipping of the defective unit back to Epson.
The projector should be shipped back in its original box (or one of similar size and packing). This option takes about 5-6 days. You will receive a "like new" projector under the 3 year warranty.
If you are asked to provide a PO# on projectors provided by the IMaST Grant, contact Jean Sais, IMaST Project Director jean.sais@lausd.net
