Smart Classrooms at Calvin CollegeSmart Classrooms at Calvin College2008-2009

Dan ChristianTeaching & Learning

Multimedia Specialist

Agenda What is a Smart Classroom? What’s in a (fully-stocked) Smart Classroom? What can I do with this equipment? How do I use this equipment? Resources

Documentation / Troubleshooting / Brief Demo

Which rooms at Calvin have this equipment? Q & A

What is a “Smart Classroom”?

A “Smart Classroom” is a face-to-face, brick-and-mortar classroom that has been equipped with various computing, networking and presentation technologies.

What’s in a Smart Classroom? Computer (keyboard, monitor, wired and wireless mice)

PC: Dell Optiplex 755 Mac: 17” iMac

Internet / network connectivity Projector -- with accompanying 72” screen from Da-Lite:

Epson PowerLite 822p Lecterns: Spectrum Furniture's Media Manager Lectern & Compact Lectern Document Camera: Epson ELPDC05 High Resolution Document Imager DVD/VCR combo unit: Panasonic DMR-EZ48VK

Gyration’s Cordless Optical Air Mouse: Wireless mouse

Connectivity for a laptop: Network, audio, video

Speakers: Wall-mounted or powered

Amplifier: For controlling all audio

Telephone: For contacting the Help Desk (x6-8555)

Cable TV: Need DVD/VCR w/ QAM tuner

In some cases: Closed captioning devices, Smart Boards, dual-

projection, Copy Cam, Huddleboards, Walk-N-Talk

What’s in a Smart Classroom?

Run & display various software applications: From the PC/Mac From KnightVision …and more and more, from the Internet

Run & display rich-media & learning objects Display items from the Internet or from LAN

drives Display a 2D document/photo/illustration/piece

of art Display a 3D item Play DVD's

What can I do with this equipment?

Play VHS tapes Play audio CD's Hook up a laptop & display/listen to items

playing on that laptop

Play cable TV (Assumes you have access to a DVD/VCR w/ a QAM tuner in it)

What can I do with this equipment?

Examples:

Civilization

World Wide Telescope

The Greatest Quotes

iTunes U

What can I do with this equipment?

In this section: Brief discussion of “Sources” Notes on laptops Brief demo Resources

Cards on lecterns Web-based materials Troubleshooting tips & techniques CIT Help Desk (x68555)

How do I use this equipment?

NOTE: Source settings may vary due to different setups & equipment:

Computer/workstation Comp 1 / Computer 1 / Source button

Laptop Comp 2 / Computer 2 / Source button

VCR Video / Video 1 / Source button

DVD S-Video / Video 2 / Source button

DVD/VCR combo unit Source button

Document camera Comp 2 / Computer 2 / Source button

Settings for “Sources”

Connect your laptop to the 3 cables that are each labeled “laptop”

Projector: VGA cable into the VGA port Speakers: Audio cable into the speaker port Network connection: Network cable into the network port

Tell the projector what to display Depending upon the projector, set projector to Comp2,

Computer 2 or use the Source button

Send your laptop’s display to the projector (Be sure to wait at least 10 seconds for the signal to come through. If not, press that set of keys again):

Apple: F7 Fujitsu: Fn + F10 NEC: Fn + F3 HP: Fn + F4 Toshiba: Fn + F5 Sony: Fn + F7 IBM: Fn + F7 Epson: Fn + F8 Dell: Fn + F8

Some notes on laptops

Brief demo

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Brief demo

Resources: Documentation on lecterns

Resources: Calvin’s Website

http://www.calvin.edu/it/facilities/smartclassrooms/

Quick start guides Training materials (User manuals; spec sheets) Troubleshooting information Links to vendors’ websites (Epson, Toshiba,

etc.)

• Via telephone: CIT Help Desk at x6-8555

• Web-based: http://www.calvin.edu/it/facilities/smartclassrooms/sc_issues_resolutions.htm

Resources: Troubleshooting

• From http://www.calvin.edu/it/facilities/smartclassrooms/#rooms

Various rooms in:

• DeVos Center• North Hall• DeVries Hall• Fine Arts Center• Science Building• Hiemenga Hall• Spoelhof Center• …and more

Which rooms have this equipment?

Preparation is key Room setups/configurations vary Before your course begins:

Go to the room(s) you will be teaching in Get familiar w/ those pieces of equipment

and how to use them

Questions or issues? Contact the Help Desk at x6-8555

Concluding Comments

Thanks for coming!

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Thanks for coming!