Equipment+&+Facilities

Technology Equipment and Facilities
//**All Classroom and Lab Computers:**// The technology day will be held in the high school building. Each classroom has at least one computer that is intended for teacher use. The oldest classroom teacher computers have Pentium III processors with 256 MB of memory. The newest classroom teacher computers have been purchased within the last two years and are HP dc5700 models with Pentium IV processors and at least 512 MB of memory.

All computers run Windows XP professional operating system and have standard software installed including:
 * Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition - (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook email client)
 * Windows Movie Maker
 * Adobe Acrobat Reader
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Standard hardware for all computers includes:
 * CD/DVD combo drive
 * 17" display

Classrooms that do not have a Smart Board interactive white board have one television with a DVD/VCR combination player and a VGA converter connected to the teacher computer. The VGA converter allows the computer display to be shown on the television.

All Math classrooms and half of the English and Social Studies classrooms have Smart Board interactive white boards. Math rooms also have TI Interactive software that allows TI graphic calculators to be displayed on the classroom television.
 * //Content Area Classrooms://**

Science rooms have 15 computers. Depending on the room, there is either 15 desktop units placed around the perimeter of the room or 15 laptops with wireless capabilities. Also, all Science rooms have a ceiling mounted projection unit connected to the teacher computer and DVD/VCR combination players.

All staff members, in addition to classroom resources, also have the ability to checkout both video and still digital cameras from the school media services department.

There are six computer labs in the high school that can be reserved by teachers through the library/media services department. Each lab has 30 computers, one ceiling mounted projector, flatbed scanner, and one black and white laserjet printer available to all lab workstations. Computer lab workstation computers are all HP models with Pentium IV processors and memory ranging from 512 MB - 1 GB.
 * //Computer Labs and Libraries://**

Software available in select computer labs and classrooms includes:
 * Adobe Photoshop
 * Audacity
 * Macromedia DreamWeaver
 * Carnegie Tutor (Algebra and Geometry)
 * Microsoft Publisher
 * Windows Movie Maker
 * Sony Acid Music Studio
 * Microsoft Office

In addition to computer labs there are also two libraries that both have laptop carts containing 15 laptops each. Teachers may reserve a library for specific projects or students may use the library during study hall.

All classroom and lab computers have district network and internet access through a wired connection. Laptop computers have connectivity via one of five wireless hotspots located throughout the building. Campus-wide wireless connectivity is not available.
 * //Network and Internet Access://**

Both teachers and students have a personal network drive for file storage. Teachers also may request the creation of network folders for use by their classes.

Several software applications are available to teachers and students through site licenses. These include:
 * //Site Licensed Software//**:
 * United Streaming (video streaming)
 * Rand McNally (interactive atlas and map software)
 * INFOhio Information Network (library and research resources)