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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 a computer 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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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. |
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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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