The visualizer, a multifunctional tool for the teacher in class or at a distance

Test the G5-OYO document viewer and ideas for use

The viewer is a very practical multifunctional tool for the teacher or trainer. In the classroom, it facilitates and expands the use of a video projector or an IWB (interactive whiteboard), an IBN (interactive digital board) or an IDS (interactive digital display).

In distance learning during a video conference, it allows to film with a different angle of his webcam and to zoom on a document. It can be very useful in flipped classroom, to record videos before a lesson. It can also be used for frame-by-frame video animation.

It works very simply, it is a small USB camera on a stand that films in real time and sends the images to the wall or board using a video projector in class or broadcasts them to a computer via a video conferencing tool in online training.

Testing and Reviews of the G5-OYO Document Viewer

We had the opportunity to test the Generation 5 OYO viewer, here is our feedback on this hardware :

small and easily transportable device with its articulable and foldable arm
simplicity of the first time we got to grips with the device, thanks to the small quick guide and the limited number of functionality buttons on the camera

articulated stand allowing good shots
good quality of images and videos
auto-focus allowing quick sharp focus
good adjustable brightness
USB cable length of 1m50, very practical to make its manipulations

Smart Presenter software provided via a CD-Rom or URL, currently essential because more and more computers no longer have a reader

very intuitive software to view images or videos, capture or save them
rotation and annotation of images possible
zoom up to 8 times, practical for observing details for disciplines requiring precision like life and earth sciences

What's the purpose of a viewer?

The tool allows many everyday uses in the classroom or online such as :

the distribution of a textbook page, a document
the presentation of a work to be done or the corrections of an exercise
the presentation of a group work achievement or a student as a presentation
the presentation a scientific experiment or another manipulation in geometry, technology...
the presentation of a small object by zooming on it, of an observation in life sciences and earth sciences (SVT)
the realization of movies frame by frame (Stop Motion animation, Time-Lapse).

To teachers or trainers to find the use of a visualizer the most appropriate to the level of students, the discipline taught or the modality of teaching (face-to-face, distance, blended learning). This tool can also be used in companies for product, packaging or prototype presentation or to film tutorials (help in using technical equipment, step-by-step in creative hobbies...).

We particularly appreciated the document viewer G5-OYO, which is very easy to use and offers good value for money (coupon code at the bottom of the article) and allows for a multitude of uses both in the classroom and in e-learning.

Generation 5, a publisher for education, also offers other very good quality visualizers, with an articulating arm. They also have a complementary metal stand very handy that makes shooting easier and is adaptable to any viewer.