Group+A

You wanted to give a PowerPoint presentation to your class and the projector light bulb burns out. You cannot get another light bulb in time. What can you do so that you can still give your presentation?


 * Put your ideas here....

-Ask a neighboring teacher to lend you their projector for the period/day

-Call the office and see if they have a new bulb/projector handy immediately and send a student to retrieve it.

-Abandon the presentation for the day (and do it tomorrow) and show a movie/show on a TV (if handy) and have a list of questions they need to answer while watching it. If it is related to what you wanted to present, that is better.

-If there are enough computers in the classroom for each stdt to have one or share in groups of 3- make the ppt/presentation file available on the web and allow all students to download/view the presentation in lock-step with you, indicating when to advance or click.

-Have a review day if a test is nearing. Play around the world or some other speed/knowledge based game with students solving problems on the board.

-Have a Q&A period to allow students to ask questions, also allow students to make up work that hasn't been turned in. Allow students to see their grades if they wish.

-Give a pop quiz on material previously covered.

-Give a pop quiz on the material TO BE covered to judge their prior knowledge.

-Do a demonstration (or a few) using materials readily available (if the presentation content lends itself to a demonstration/activity)

Destroy the projector in a fit of rage. <_<