Technology in the 8th Grade

I am not a fan of middle school, but I had to observe it anyways so I decided to embrace it. Algebra is my favorite subject so I decided to spend time in an 8th grade algebra class. I was shocked to see that this teacher used more technology than any other teachers at all levels I had observed. I was mainly shocked because this was a math class, which in my opinion is the hardest to incorporate technology. She presented her notes through PowerPoint and she used a white board as the backdrop. She had example questions on a slide and she let the students work them out. Then, when most students had finished she worked the problem out on the white board. She also told me there were a few other forms of technology she also used. One, I am familiar with but do now know the name, is used in FGCU classes. This technology was the camera device that blows up a paper on the screen, with the two lights to enhance the picture. (If anyone knows the specific name please inform me!) The device that she showed me look much more high tech than what is used in my school. I was very impressed with the technology in this middle school and how some teachers are taking advantage of it.