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[jrwhite82]

My school does not have a single document camera. However we have a 60" Touch Screen LCD and a Virtual Reality Studio (green screen with camcorder synced to special software on the PC). Go figure?

Spend it or lose it. It was built into the budget already. It's not your job to save, leave that to the guys who make the budget.

[AsiaESLbound]

I have one of those $1000 document cameras and don't use it, because it's too cumbersome where it's knocked over easily and would need a dedicated desk space with permanent video line installation. Need a 3 way out RGB connector they don't make so the overhead projector, monitor, and the document camera can be all connected at the same time with no fumbling under the desk for a connection while students wait.

You can use the digital camera to do book and hand writing photos to easily and quickly put up on screen via the PC. I use the white board to demonstrate handwriting.

OP is a lucky duck, because it shows they have interest and support in OP as a valued teacher. The money could had been pocketed as a bonus or wasted on food and soju.

Puppets and other colorful materials are a great idea for role plays and skits. A stationary shop like Dream Depot is your best bet for classroom theme and art related materials. Instead of looking for puppets, what if you got a load of arts and crafts materials so you can do mask and puppet making activities before practicing the dialogs?

If you use a book for afters school or camp classes, buy each student a book instead of photocopying in the library. You can also host a small English library that you also use for after school and camp story telling/reading lessons.

Replace or add new fixtures and furniture? Need a shoebox for all those mismatched cluttered shoes in the doorway? Need a better teachers desk where you can easily use the PC while teaching without having to walk all the way around it to the back stretching for the mouse causing you too struggle due to bad timing? I think using a simple metal PC stand at the front of the room with the PC and monitor mounted would be ideal while you have the big desk elsewhere since it's only in your way while teaching. Not to use and stand behind the PC the whole time, but to have easy access when you needed something onscreen 10 seconds ago.

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[AsiaESLbound]

[whiteshoes]

I'd be sure to have a lamination machine and a color printer. You can makes laminated masks for role-plays, and once you make them, they'll last a long time. You can print off tons of board games and stuff like that too.

Also, the small white boards come in handy. Golden bell is always fun.

I'd consider getting a book or two on English games, you can get lots of ideas from something like that.

One of those remote controls for doing ppts with a built in laser pointer would be cool, I've always wanted one of those.

I've been to a school that has an area on the wall covered in felt. You can use this to put up lamination with velcro stickers on the back. You can play a lot of games with something like that.

[Seoulman69]

Definitely an overhead projector. One that you can put the text book on and it projects the textbook onto a large screen. Great for showing the kids some examples of the book related tasks.

Like these:
http://overheadprojectorrental.net/

[jrwhite82]

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[randall020105]

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[jrwhite82]

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