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| COMPUTERS:
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Laptop:
We have Apple iBooks and HP/Dell PCs. They all have Microsoft Office (Word, Excel
& Powerpoint) and an internet browser.
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hook them to a Data Projector to display on a classroom screen.
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Projector: This allows you to project the image from a laptop or desktop
computer onto a classroom screen. We have lots of different names for them,
but if you ask for it by this name, we'll know what you mean. |
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| Ethernet
cable: Connects from OUR computers to the campus ethernet system. Ask for
one if you're using our computers to access the internet. WIRELESS ACCESS IS SPORADIC IN SFSU CLASSROOMS. |
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Floppy
Disc: A small (3.5 inch) diskette that holds a limited amount (1.44 megabytes)
of data.
We no longer support floppies.
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Zip
Disc: A large floppy. It is meant to store large amounts (100 megabytes)
of data.
We no longer support Zip Drives. |
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| VIDEO: |
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| Multimedia
cart: A four-wheeled cart with a VHS VCR, DVD player, a Laserdisc player,
TV tuner, amplifier, speakers and a projector on top. We can hook a laptop
or video overhead to the projector. A very flexible piece of equipment,
kind of like a classroom console on wheels. |
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| Camcorder:
Okay, this may be the definition of obvious, but they are used for video
recording. Sometimes folks say VCR when they mean Camcorder. We have VHS,
SVHS and Digital Video. No HD cameras, sorry. |
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| VCR:
Plays VHS tapes only. This is just the VCR, it will connect to the TV in
your classroom. Comes in a handy carrying case. We need to know what room
you're in so we can give you the right cables to hook it up. |
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| DVD
Player: This is a portable unit that can be attached to any TV or console.
Let us know what room you'll be in so we can give you the right cables. |
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| VCR/DVD
Multiplayer: This little gem can do it all: VHS tapes, commercial DVDs,
DVD-R, CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, mp3s, wma, photo CDs. We will need to know what
classroom you will be using it in, to assure that the correct cables are
included. |
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| TV/VCR:
You'd think this was pretty self-explanatory, but people often get VCR and
TV/VCR mixed up. |
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| AUDIO: |
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| CD/Cassette:
This does three things: play CDs and cassettes in stereo and records cassettes
in stereo. It does not come with a microphone. Please ask for one. |
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| Phonograph:
We still have a couple of these. They are old and have not had a new stylus
in quite a while. But they are a surprisingly refreshing trip through the
way-back machine. |
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Sound
system: This is a powered amplifier built into a speaker case. It is mono.
Some ways to use it:
- Ask
for a wireless microphone to amplify your voice.
- Ask
for a cd/cassette player to amplify music or speech recordings.
- Hook
it up to a laptop to hear sound files associated with Powerpoint.
- Remember
to ask for any necessary cables/extension cords.
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| PROJECTION
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| Overhead
Projector: To project transparencies on to a classroom screen. |
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| Opaque
Projector: To project opaque pages (from newspapers and magazines) on to
a classroom screen. |
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Video
Overhead/Document Camera: Uses a video camera perched on a overhead arm to take a video
picture of whatever is underneath it.
You
need a data projector to get the image on the classroom screen.
Will
project transparencies, books, magazines or any object.
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35mm
Slide Projector: Your basic slide projector. Comes with an 80 slide carousel
and a wired remote.
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