As students have come back to school for the 2024-2025 school year, they discovered a new look in classrooms around the school. Where there were previously projectors, pull down screens and promethean boards, there are now TV’s.
Over the summer, the big project of installing the televisions in every classroom around the school took place. In preparation for this task, many teachers had to clear their walls of decorations as not all of them knew where in their rooms the screens would be placed. When they came back to school, they then had to reorganize their rooms around the placement of the television. This could be a hassle to some teachers, but many of them choose to look on the bright side of the situation and find the silver linings.
“They did choose to mount the TV on a different wall than where my projector was previously, so I’ve had to re-orient my classroom which feels different, but sometimes change is good and now I get to look out my window every day, so that’s a plus,” said teacher Vanessa Myers.
While classroom layouts may feel different with the addition of televisions, that is not the only thing that changed: teaching and learning has also been improved.
“I personally really like the new TVs. It’s a much clearer image than the projectors and is mounted higher on the wall, which allows students to see better from anywhere in the classroom. I take all of my notes digitally anyway, so it hasn’t been a huge adjustment as far as my teaching goes,” said Myers
Many students also have not noticed the change to be disruptive to the classroom. Rather, it has been a welcome change.
“I didn’t even notice for the first few days. The teachers all seemed so accustomed to them and classes flowed so smoothly that it seemed as if the TV’s had always been there,” said senior Ashlyn Jones. The addition was luckily subtle enough that the transition seemed very seamless.
In operating the TV’s, teachers have the option to connect their computers wirelessly to the screens to display their lessons or may choose to connect it using a cord from their laptop to the screen as a backup option. Many teachers choose to help their students learn using PowerPoint, videos or even through digital notes, where they can use their touchscreen laptops to write notes that then go onto the television screen. They also still have the option to go old-school and write on the whiteboards in classrooms if they so choose.
Adding TV’s to classrooms at Eagle High has overall been a good change. Teachers no longer have to worry about burned out lightbulbs and projector malfunctions. They are able to connect quickly to the screens and make learning more effective for the students.
