Quality Circle Time In The Primary Classroom

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This audio box is perfect for a primary classroom with Jack’s for 6 students!! The kids love sitting around the table listening to the story and watching each other’s expressions. It’s has been a huge help recording books on tape too!

Primary use is for nature/wildlife photography. Prior to purchase I considered and tested the EF 400 F2.8 and the EF 400 DO F4 lens. The high versatility of the 200mm to 560mm range offered by this lens was the major decision factor in purchasing this lens. I took delivery just before the peak of the spring warbler migration and have shot 2000 pictures over the last four weeks. The picture quality is awesome and my ratio of quality shots has significantly improved. Autofocus has been excellent, there is a slight increase in focus time with the 1.4x extender engaged, but it has not limited by ability to capture rapidly moving warblers. I predominantly shoot handheld (90% of the time) and I'm getting excellent pictures with shutters speeds in the 1/200 - 1/320 range using a 5D MK III. Although not exactly light, I have carried on a 12.2 mile trip using a BlackRapid strap.

I scanned thousands of 2 1/4 Film Negs on an Epson V750 from 1981 shoot with a Hassleblad (took 2 years, 12 neg backs, remember those days! :)). Needless to say I have dust and scratches.   I use Photoshop Spot healing Brush Tool. I used a mouse for a long time and started researching pen tablets. I had a gaming mouse with tons of buttons but this tablet is the best.  At first I hated it. It took a while for my eye hand coordination to get in sync but now, WOW! I do the same corrections in 25% of the time.  I use a cursor circle of about 1/3 of an inch and with the pen touch sensitivity I can do a very fine touch up or press down and get the full circle. Cant do that with a mouse. I was using short cuts to reduce and enlarge correction area. Now I just press as needed.  Its great for all LR and PS tools as well.  I love this thing and wished I had bought it sooner. I like the smaller size and the programable buttons are great.  And Yes you can scroll with it. I can do it right from the pen button by holding the button and dragging the pen up, down, etc. I opted to put the SPACE BAR keystroke on the first button on the tablet. I hold the button with my left hand and drag the screen with the pen on the tablet. I can cruise with this method. You have to get used to hovering over the tablet but once you do you are off to the races!! Dont believe what you read. The Bluetooth is great and easy.  If you customize this thing to your needs its a HUGE timesaver. Buy it!

The 5-in-1 reflector is easy to use and changing sides gives you so many other option. Keeping it is as easy as twisting it into a smaller circle and it takes only 2 seconds of your time! The built is also brilliant and will last me a long time to come! Recommended!

The Telrad reflex allow easy polar alignment. Also since the intensity of the projected image is can be use in daylight and really dark sky. It seems bit big and clunky but it save a lot of time in polar alignment. Additionally since the inner circle is 0.5 degrees it allow for fairly precise polar alignment by placing Polaris on the circle estimating the time based position. Alignment of the Telrad to the telescope is very easy with precise 3 point adjustment.

Fits perfectly in the classroom.

classroom audio

I use permanent parkers all the time on craft projects, and things in my classroom. This pack has a wide variety of colors and covers all of my needs.

Bought this cable to get HDMI across a classroom through the ceiling. Worked the first time I plugged it in. Really like these heavy-duty Kramer HDMI cables, especially with the lock system.

I have this tripod that I use for my personal use. When I needed one for the classroom I had a hard time justifying the expense. However, my students (K8) have a very hard time being still when video taping. I purchased a cheepo@originally. It was definitely cheap and only held up (as in didn't fall apart) for a month of occasional use. It never worked adequately. I bit the bullet and purchased this one and it works great! Well worth the $ and sorry I didn't go with it from the get go!