Smart Classroom Equipment

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Smart Classroom Equipment

• Instructions For Use

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Contents

• Which classrooms are Smart Classrooms?
• What Equipment does a Smart Classroom Have?
• Getting ready to use the equipment
• Logging onto Thiel network drives
• Starting the projector
• Selecting the players
• When youve finished
• Plugging in other devices (details)
• FAQs and Troubleshooting
• Recommendations for class use

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The following 13 rooms are Smart Classrooms

• AC-04, AC-13, AC-34
• AC-108, AC-129, AC-137
• AC-209, AC-233
• G-101
• PC-100
• S-100
• S-200, S-210

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The Equipment is Basically the Same in All Rooms

• A Podium with computer, monitor, DVD player, VCR,
  amplifier, extra jacks and cables to attach other
  equipment
• A multimedia projector
• Ceiling mounted speakers

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S-100 S-200 have Additional Equipment

• mechanically operated projection screens
• wireless microphones
• S-200 also has a document camera

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PC-100 has additional equipment

• wireless microphone
• a SmartBoard

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Getting Ready to Use the Equipment .

• Before Starting the Projector

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If you have media (a CD, videotape or DVD) to
play or want to connect a camcorder Unlock
the Cabinet
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The Keys
Insert with the cut side of the key facing DOWN
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Connect Any Additional Equipment Needed

• Laptop computer
• Camcorder
• Document camera
• Jump drive

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The Power Jacks, Computer and Audio Cables Are
Here
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You can connect a VCR or camcorder here
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You can plug in a USB jump drive or other device
here
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The Computer Should Be on

• if you see the Windows logo, the computer is on

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It could be on..
Even though the screen may look like this
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Jiggle the Mouse, or Press the Caps Lock Keys to
Check
If the computer is turned on, the monitor should
light up
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or a green light will appear on the keyboard if
the Caps lock or Num lock is turned on
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If it has been turned off, turn it on here.
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If You Want to Log on to Access your J Drive

• Doubleclick on the Thiel College Network Login
  icon.

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Log on here as usual..
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Starting the Projector.
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When the Desktop Screen Appears, Double Click on
the Projection Icon
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In This Window, Enter the Projection Log-in
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User name

• BLDG code in caps (no space) room
• Academic Center AC AC233
• Greenville Hall GV GV109
• Science Wing SC SC200
• Phillips Center PC PC100

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Password

• Small letters
• No spaces
• xxxxxxxx

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When This Screen Appears, Click the Start
projection system Button
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Wait While the Projection Lamp Comes on
You will see PLEASE WAIT in the message area
below the Start button
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S-100 and S-200 Have Mechanical Screens

• The screen should begin to descend when you log
  onto the projection system

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Selecting Players.
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When the Projector Is Ready, This Selection Box
Will Appear
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Click on Your Choice
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(the computer was chosen here)
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When Using the Computer, Click the Box to
Minimize the Projection Window
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Do not close it!
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To Show a Video
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Insert the Media Into the Drive
DVD player
VCR
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Select the Player
DVD Controls
VCR Controls
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And Use the Controls
DVD controls
VCR Controls
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To Adjust the Volume, Click Return
DVD controls
VCR Controls
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Adjust the Volume Here
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Then Return to the Player Control Screen
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You Can Alternate Between Any or All Players
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When you have finished.
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If You Have Minimized the Projection Window,
Click on the Titles in the Bottom Toolbar to
Maximize Them
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Click the Shut Down Button
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Or If You Are in the Projection Control Screen,
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Click on the Projector Off Button
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Wait While the Message box says
COOL DOWN PERIOD
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PLEASE NOTE
Do not close the window or log off until the cool
down period has ended! If you do, the projector
will not shut down.
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In S-100 and S-200

• As the projector turns off, the mechanical screen
  should retract

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Once SYSTEM OFF Appears, You May Close the
Projection Window
Message indicating that the SYSTEM is OFF
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Close This Projection Window
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Note Do not close the window or log off before
the projection shut down phase has ended !
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If you do

• The projection lamp continues to burn
• Someone has to log on, restart the projection
  system, and shut it down!

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Remove all your media
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Do NOT turn off any podium equipment
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Lock the Cabinet
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Insert the keys with the cut side UP to lock the
cabinet.
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You May Now Leave the Smart Classroom
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Adding other equipment.
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Laptops

• Make sure one end of the computer cable is
  plugged into the laptop jack on the podium
• Plug the other end into the laptop

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Laptops

• Connect one end of the mini audio cable to the
  (green) laptop jack
• Plug the other end into the AUDIO jack on the
  podium
• Connect the laptops power adapter to the laptop
  and then to the power strip

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Document Cameras

• Thiel does not currently own the kind that uses
  the XGA computer port on top of the podium

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We Have One Portable Document Camera to loan

• An older model, it does not have an XGA port

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• You connect this document camera using RCA cables
  via the front audio video input jacks
• Change the VCR channel to line 2 if the image
  does not appear

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Camcorders

• You plug them in via the Audio and Video RCA
  jacks on the front of the VCR
• Change the VCR channel to Line 2 if the image
  does not appear

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FAQS TROUBLESHOOTING
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• Audio volume on a DVD or videotape is not good
• Audio no sound
• Audio volume will not adjust
• Audio playing an audio CD
• DVDs Can I play a DVD in the computer?
• Laptop image wont show on the projector
• Laptop audio sound from my laptop isnt going
  through the speakers in the classroom
• Please Clean Filter
• Power monitor does not light up
• Screen has no cord
• Smart Board
• Emergency Response
• Unanswered questions or training

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There Is No Sound! I Even Tried Adjusting the
Audio Controls (Inside the Cabinet).

• Check the MUTE button on the face of the amp. If
  you see a red light, someone has muted the audio.
  Press the button to remove the mute command

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Can I Play an Audio CD Without Using the
Projector?

• No you must log onto the projector to play sound
  through the speakers in the classroom
• insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive of your
  computer
• Wait for the automatic window to ask what you
  want to do or Open Windows Media Player

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• Or you can use the DVD player Insert the CD
  into the DVD player
• Select DVD on the projection control panel

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How Do I Adjust the Volume on a Videotape (or
DVD) Once it is Playing?

• Click on the Return button on the players
  control
• Adjust the Volume
• Click the VCR (or DVD) button to return to the
  player control screen

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The Volume Does Not Change When I Adjust the
Volume Control

• If someone has tried to use the controls that are
  on the face of the amp, (inside the cabinet), the
  projection (audio) controls are disabled
• To enable them, double click on the volume button

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How Do I Get Sound to Play From My Laptop So the
Class or Group Can Hear It?

• Plug one end of the stereo mini cable (provided)
  into the headphone jack on your PC and the other
  end into the Laptop Audio jack on the top of the
  cabinet
• Adjust the volume on your PC (with the manual
  control and/or the multimedia panel)
• Adjust the volume on the Projection Control Panel

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The Monitor Does not Light up(Ive Jiggled the
Mouse)

• Check the CPU, housed on the bottom shelf of the
  left side of the podium cabinet.
• If there is no sign of power (light around power
  button), press the power button.

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Can I Play a DVD in the Computer?

• These computers are equipped with CD-ROM drives
• They will not play DVDs
• Use the DVD player housed above the CPU in the
  cabinet

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How Do I Get My Laptops Image Onto the
Projection Screen?

• Be sure the computer cable is plugged in
  correctly
• Be sure that Laptop is selected on the Projector
  Control Panel
• Be sure youve selected the projector option on
  your laptop

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• Most laptops use the Fn button plus one of the F
  keys.
• (? ?)
• You press them simultaneously, and toggle through
  the following settings in some order
• Image on laptop only
• Image on projection screen only
• Image on neither screen
• Image on both screens

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• On your IBM ThinkPad, hold down the Fn key and
  press
• F7 (? ?)
• Select one of the Presentation on Projector and
  ThinkPad options

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The Screen in This Classroom Does Not Have a Cord
or Handle How Do I Get It Down?

• On the Projection Control Panel, select Projector
  Control
• On the Projector Control Screen, Select the
  Screen Down button

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You See a Message That Says Please Clean
Filter

• A dirty filter inhibits proper cooling of the
  projection lamp. The projector should be
  serviced.
• You may go ahead and use it for this class
  period, but PLEASE PHONE 2058 AND REPORT THAT IT
  NEEDS TO BE SERVICED immediately after class.

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What Is a Smart Board?

• It is a solid white screen or board that works
  interactively with computer applications
• It enables you to import and save information
  that was hand written on the board

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Example

• You have created a story problem in Word, and the
  formulas have to be added
• During class, students attempt to solve the
  problem, writing their solutions onto the smart
  board
• You import the solutions into your computer
  document, using notebook software

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FAQs
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Your Question Has Not Been Answered

• Schedule an individual training session through
• the AV Help Desk (2058)

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Its an EmergencyClass is About to Begin and it
Wont Work

• In an emergency, phone
• the A-V help desk (2058) or
• the IT Hotline (4000)

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Recommendations
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Where Should Students Save Their Presentations?

• If several students bring their own laptops, time
  will be wasted while each student connects and
  disconnects his laptop

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• If they want to use the Smart Classroom computer
  to reach their j drives, time will be wasted
  while each logs on and off of the computer
• If theyve included many images, or some sound or
  video clips, their presentations will not fit on
  their j drives

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Two Better Options

• They have CD burners on their laptops, so have
  them bring their presentations on CD-ROM disks
• If they have USB jump drives, they may insert
  them into the USB port on top of the podium

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