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SMART Classrooms
The
Olivet Nazarene University Smart classroom is
a
communication rich classroom. Currently, there
are 71 Smart classrooms on campus. These 71
classrooms are divided into two levels: 57
Level 1
classrooms and 14
Level
2 classrooms.
Operating
instructions,
schedules
and pictures are available for these Smart classrooms.
The
Level
1 classroom brings the outside world into
the traditional classroom. This is accomplished
by the use of state-of-the-art interactive information
systems. Resources available in the classrooms
are Satellite Feeds, Cable Television, VCRs, Laser
Disc Players, DVD players and Video CODECs. Sharing
the resources is as easy as sharing traditional
computer network file servers, CD-ROM servers
and print servers. Six of the level one classrooms
are equipped to send and receive live two-way
audio and video. Any of the six classrooms may
be electronically switched to the university distance
learning classroom CODEC that provides the capability
of video conferencing to anywhere in the world.
The Distance Learning Classroom is currently being used
to conduct distance learning classes, to speak
face-to-face with textbook authors to hold discussions
with leaders of the Church of the Nazarene and
to bring guest speakers into the classroom that
would normally not be possible due to cost and
time limitations (see Benner 007 below).
A Level
2 classroom includes a computer at the teaching
station; the ability to project or send an RGB
(computer) signal to a large monitor, projector,
or each student station; and the availability of
a portable DVD player or VCR and TV.
All
other classrooms on campus are equipped with overhead
projectors, projection screens, have access to
portable DVD players or VCRs and TVs as well as the potential
for becoming Smart classrooms in the future.
Please click
here
for more information and instructions on our
Smart classroom equipment.
Smart Classroom Tutorial
Listed
below are some of the major components that make
up the two levels of classrooms:
ONU
Smart Classrooms:
I.
Teaching Station:
A. Permanent Teaching Station
B. Movable Cart
II.
Computer with the following software:
A.
Office 2003 with FrontPage
B.
Microsoft
Publisher 2003
C.
Office
XP Media Content
D.
Office
Multilingual discs: French, German, Spanish,
Portuguese
E.
McAfee
anti-virus
F.
Novell
Client, with NDPS
G.
iTunes
H.
QuickTime
I.
DivX
player
J.
Macromedia
Flash Player
K.
Macromedia
Shockwave Player
L.
Java
M.
Adobe
Reader
N.
DVD
player software, with shortcut in 'SMART
Classroom'
folder on desktop (All Users)
O.
CD
burner software
P.
SMART
Board software, with shortcut in 'SMART
Classroom'
folder on desktop (All
Users)
Q.
Firefox and Internet Explorer
R.
Win
Remote (video
control) (Level 1 Only)
S.
Other
Departmental
specific
software
as
needed
III.
Display Device
Projector or RGB monitor (RGB & Video)
IV.
Display Surface
A. Screen in large lecture areas or labs
B. Smart Board in classrooms (Level 1
Only)
1.
Provides control of the computer from the
display surface
2. Provides an electronic writing surface
to illustrate and write
3.
Size: 48" high by 60" wide
V.
Stereo sound from the computer or media retrieval
system.
VI.
Streaming Video (Control System) (Level 1
Only)
Sources- Many people only think of VCRs when
we speak of streaming video, but the following are available as sources
also:
1.
Steerable satellite dish programming
2. Safari tuners with access to the 35 ONU cable
channels
3. Laser disc players
4. SVHS player
5. VHS players
6. DV Cam player
7. Cameras
8. CODEC
9. Video file servers
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