New Technologies Available in the College? (FY02)

1. New Technologies Available in the College?(FY02)

2. New and Upgraded Software • License Renewal (1 year) • TextSmart Software Purchase (1 year) • APA Style Templates (1 year) • Microsoft Campus Agreement w/student option (1year)

3. Other Software Programs Installed in Labs • SynchronEyes (all lab computers) • Jaws (1 lic. / ADA Computer) • ThumbsPlus 5.01 (31 licenses) • Inspiration 6.0 (31 additional licenses) • Hyperstudio 4.0 (31 license upgrade) • Flash 5.0 (31 licenses) • PageMaker 6.5+ (31 license upgrade) • Adobe Photoshop 5.0 (31 lic. Upgrade) • Adobe Acrobat 5.0 (Macintosh) • Adobe Go-Live 5.0 (Macintosh)

4. Education Computer Labs • New high-speed laser printer for the College of Education computer labs

5. College of Education Multimedia Classrooms • LCD Projector Upgrades in Rooms 1-5 • Ten multimedia classroom computers upgraded

6. Portable Equipment for Check Out • Two new Dell laptop computers available for check-out via the Intranet (p/u in the ETS area) *For assistance on accessing and using resources on the “Intra”net, contact Jim Rubino (jrubino)

7. Test and Survey Scanners • NCS Scanner and forms • Classroom Wizard

8. Faculty/Staff Computer Upgrades • 40 Faculty/Staff Computer Upgrades

9. Student Technology Available • New Equipment Available for Checkout in the TMC for Students • 10 digital still cameras* • 10 digital video cameras * • 10 tripods * students must provide the media

10. Newnan Center • All classrooms are multimedia capable and upgraded to work like other CoE MM classrooms • Newnan Computer Lab has also been upgraded

11. Behind the Scenes • Phase I Network Upgrade in Ed. Center (scheduled for Fall) $150,000 • New Print Server $5,000 • New tape backup system $14,000 • Advanced Server Software upgrade

12. Other Resources • College of Education • http://coe.westga.edu/ • College of Education Intranet • http://coe.westga.edu/intranet • Webmail • http://www.westga.edu/webmail

13. Media and Instructional Technology Update

14. Fall SemesterTechnology Training 11 GREAT Sessions

15. Technology Training Series for Fall • 7 Technology Sessions • Webpage Design and Development • Electronic Portfolios (faculty, students) • Virtual Learning Groups • Excel • Powerpoint Enhancements • Digital Video Editing Sessions are on Fridays. Either 10 or 10:30 to 12 noon

16. Technology Training Series for Fall • 4 Research Sessions • Qualitative Analysis • SPSS ANOVA • SPSS Multiple Regression • Using Common Software for Research Tasks Sessions are on Fridays. Either 10 or 10:30 to 12 noon

17. Technology Mentors • See the montor list for faculty and their areas of expertise. Work with faculty in small groups and one to one as needed.

18. Other Technology Assistance Available for Faculty • MIT Department • ETTC • Education Technology Services • Learning Resource Center • Distance & Distributed Education Office • Computer University • On-line Tutorials

19. New Technology in Video Editing Lab (203a Ed. Center) • Analog editing machine • 8 digital editing machines with digital camcorders • All new 80 GB hard drives • Upgrade to imovie2.