Wireless Laptop Cart

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Wireless Laptop Cart

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We have an orphan wireless laptop cart.

• It needs a home.
• Its parents dont want it anymore.
• Its abandoned and unwanted.

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Whats Included

• 16 Laptop computers with built-in wireless
  networking
• 16 extra batteries in a 16 slot charger
• Printer
• Cart with wireless access point
• Wires, cables, plugs, laptop chargers,
  doo-hickeys, and thing-a-ma-jigs

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Cart
Cart
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Cart
Cart

• Big and heavy
• Locks securely in two places
• Printer may vary
• Colored Stickers Not Included

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Cart
Cart
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Cart
Cart

• Turning casters on 4 corners
• Cushioned handles on each end.
• Note Colored Stickers Not Included

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Shelves
Shelves
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Shelves
Shelves

• Individual shelves
• Labeled
• Attention COLORED STICKERS NOT INCLUDED

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Wireless Laptops
Wireless Laptops
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Wireless Laptops
Wireless Laptops

• New and nice
• Good performance
• Labeled
• Antenna built in
• No mouse
• Trackpad

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Topping it off
Topping it off
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Topping it off
Topping it off

• Sixteen pocket fast battery charger
• Indicator lights per pocket
• Spare batteries
• Laser Printer
• Laptops are configured to use this printer

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Battery Life
Battery Life
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Battery Life
Battery Life

• 2-3 Hours per battery
• Extra batteries
• Leave them charging
• Swap when necessary
• Laptop shows battery status

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Notes on use

• Cart must be plugged in 2 ways
• Into network drop (maybe 2 network drops!)
• Into electrical outlet
• Wireless networking is slower than wired
• Range of wireless is gt200 feet, but performance
  decreases as distance increases

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Notes on use

• Buildings work out own schedule, usually with
  Media Clerk
• Suggestion reserve it for half-day periods with
  your neighbors to reduce moving it.(Moving it
  every hour is too much hassle.)
• Use of cart isnt mandated, but training is.

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Benefits

• Great for occasions when you dont need whole lab
  or if lab is booked.
• Some activities work better in classroom.
• Nice for lab follow-up for kids who need to catch
  up.

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Quotes

• Because there is extra lab time, I have been able
  to use the laptops for several hours in a row.
  D. Begin
• Overall, my kids love them. They like being able
  to work on them. They are fascinated with the
  fact that they are not connected to anything. D.
  Jablonski
• I had them do a simple Word document with
  pictures and inserts to help them practice using
  the pad. D. North

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Credits

• Laptop Model Emir, Seneca
• Colored StickersSandy, Seneca

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www.ChippewaValleySchools.org

• www.cvs.k12.mi.us/tiz