New Directions

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New Directions in Technology
By Keith Loveland and Kitty Sanchez-Pfeiffer
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• Wireless Classroom Solutions
• ? Toshiba Satellites
• ? Apple iBooks

• Online Resources
• ? INET Library
• ? The Biology Place

Video Technology ? Apple Streaming Video ?
Sony Digital Camcorders
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Wireless Classroom Solutions
Problem How can I get my students on the
Internet, without having to go to a lab, when
most classrooms have only one to five
computers? Solution Laptop carts holding 15 to
20 Toshiba (PC) or iBook (Mac) laptops with
wireless network (Internet) capability.
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Toshiba Satellites
Hardware
? 15
Toshiba Satellite Laptops with 500 MHz
processors and 64 MB Ram ? WaveLAN
wireless network cards ? Toshiba Cart,
Intel Wireless communications by Lucent
Technology ? HP DeskJet Printer
Process
? Roll laptop cart to classroom
? Connect to data
jack within room
? Pass out laptops
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Apple iBooks
Hardware
? 20 Apple iBooks with 366 MHz
G3 processors and 128 MB Ram
? Apple Airport cards and Base Station
? Anthro iBook cart
? HP
895C DeskJet Printer Process
? Roll
laptop cart to classroom
? Connect to data jack within room
? Pass out laptops

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Online Resources

• INET Library http//www.inetlibrary.com
• The worlds largest online subscription
  educational resource center. Features include
• ? Subject Areas- top rated sites
• ? Lesson Plans- all subject areas
• ? School Tools- student toolkit
• ? Newspapers- over 600 online
• ? Periodicals- over 3600 searchable
• ? Reference- encyclopedias and more

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Online Resources
The Biology Place http//www.biology.com Top
quality biology resource center. Steps 1. Pick a
topic 2. Choose from- ? WebQuest ?
TestFlight ? BioCoach ? LabBench ?
Learning Activities 3. Choose a- ?
Worksheet ? Teaching Guide ? Assessment
Opportunity
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Apple Streaming Video

• Allows live or prerecorded video to be streamed
  through your schools network. Can be
  used for
• Morning Announcements
• School-wide messages
• SAT 9 or S.A.T. practice questions
• Guest speakers

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Equipment Diagram
Server
Camcorder
Speaker
Classroom Computer
TView
TV
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Sony Digital Camcorders
Sony DCR-TRV11
Features ? Video and Still Images
? High Quality Output (Firewire,
S-video) ? Swivel LCD, NightShot, 10x Zoom
? Remote Control
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Sony Digital Camcorders
Additional Equipment
? Memory Stick/Floppy Disk
Adapter ? 1394 Firewire
Card or ATI All-in-Wonder Card ? TView
Computer to TV Converter Video Editing Software
? Avid Cinema for Windows/Mac
? iMovie for Mac
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Contact Information Keith Loveland
Digital High School Coordinator, San Marcos
H.S. klovelan_at_sdcoe.k12.ca.us Kitty
Sanchez-Pfeiffer District Technology
Coordinator, S.M.U.S.D. kitty_at_sdcoe.k12.ca.us