Monarch High School in Louisville, Colorado, recently implemented 3D classroom projector technology into its science classes, according to FOX 31 Denver.
Using a grant from Texas Instruments, teachers and officials at the school purchased a 3D projector and nearly 30 pairs of 3D glasses for about $10,000, the source reported. Access to technology in the classroom, like a tablet computer, interactive whiteboard or HDMI projector, allows students to learn in a more hands-on way. Students today are particularly comfortable and adept with new technology, and by integrating these devices into lesson plans, educators connect with students in a familiar way.
"I think it's awesome," Lisa Siewert, a senior at Monarch High School, told the news source. "In my past biology classes I've always had a really hard time understanding what a molecule looks like and how it can be rotated and how it changes. But, with the 3D movie it shows it rotating."
Teachers at the school noted that although the cost of the technology is somewhat restrictive, once implemented, they see immediate improvements in student engagement and comprehension. Kristin Donely, a biology teacher at the school, said she hopes that advances in the technology will ultimately bring prices down so the school can install the projectors in other rooms.
