Speakers: I like the Smart Board "USB Speakers." We have two and they work
very well.
http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Products/Accessories/600iSeriesAjax/USB+s
peakers.htm
Remotes:
I actually bought a few extra remotes for $10 each (for NEC Projectors). I
keep a few in stock in case they go missing. If that is not good enough,
you can try tethering to a table.
Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School
> From: Ari Yares <ayares@soink12.ksds.edu>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 21:32:56 -0400
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Projectors verse TV's
>
> We just installed LCD projectors in all of our classrooms last summer.
> Teachers were very excited about it. We have one room that has a large
> screen TV and the staff has been avoiding using it because despite its size,
> it is just not as large an image as we can get with the LCD projector. We do
> need to make an investment in some decent speakers, though, as the average
> computer speaker does not provide high enough quality sound when playing a
> DVD in the classroom.
>
> Another problem that we have yet to solve is the wandering remote controls.
> Some of our classrooms are shared and occassionally the remote isn't where
> you think it should be. Most of our projectors are the same model, so you
> can usually grab the remote from next door. Annoying, but this would be a
> problem with either solution.
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