Califone Portable PA System that Doubles as a DVD Player with Zoom Function
Posted by Keirsten Dungan on 6th Mar 2014
Califone Portable PA System that Doubles as a DVD Player
As your students watch educational videos that help them learn about remote areas around the world, or the evolution of a variety of plants or animals, each part of the video can serve as more of a learning tool just by focusing on critical portions shown on the screen. While watching in real-time though, sometimes they can inadvertently miss important visual information.
However, the remote control for the PA419 has a zoom function so you stop and smell the roses, or in this case, pause and zoom in (from 1.5x to 2.5x) on specific details. If you or they are working on a science experiment, a training video for a lab assignment can help guide students as they dissect what each task entails in a series of close-ups. Class sizes continue to increase so enlarging what’s shown on the screen can also help students in the back of the classroom to not miss out on significant facts that are visually displayed.
Zoom function #3 on the PA419 remote.
The ability to zoom in on selected frames in a video doesn’t have to be limited to the classroom. For performances and dances, or even different sports and games, being captured on video for later review and analysis can help anyone improve their skills. Zooming in to see themselves more closely can show them how to better position themselves on the field, swing a golf club or bat, even improve positioning on the barre in ballet.
For visual presentations shown to entire grade levels or the whole school, the PA419 can serve both as a DVD player and be useful for ample, far-reaching audio projection in auditorium-like settings. With the PA419 giving the audio output an added boost, the videos your students watch will no doubt create a visual and auditory learning experience.
