Technology for Students

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Technology for Students

• Developed by Ian, On, Jess, and Kyle

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Goals

• Discuss useful current technology that can be
  used in the learning process at college
• Discuss the tools current college students use to
  get a step in front of the pack.
• Provide ample information for attendees to
  purchase products upon returning home.

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Tools and Gadgets

• Make life
• Quicker
• Easier
• Faster

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The Laptop
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Laptops

• A extremely powerful tool for
• taking notes
• doing homework between classes
• presentations
• use as an overall hub for college life

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Discussion on size/performance

• What do you really need from a laptop?
• What's its purpose?

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Purchasing a new laptop A list of things to
consider
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Size

• Affects battery life
• 12" screen XVGA or better
• Small
• Cheaper price
• Better battery life
• 17"
• increase workflow,
• at the cost of battery life

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Processor

• Do you need the latest and greatest?
• Centrino - Decent speed with great battery life.
• Pentium 4 - Strong performance at the cost of
  battery life
• Celeron - Okay performance and decent battery
  life
• Athlon - Comparable to the Pentium 4

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Battery Life

• Length of class
• Note-taking
• Backup

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Wireless ability

• 802.11.b
• 802.11.g
• faster
• backwards compatible with B,
• Dont choose A

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Expandability

• Some laptops can be upgraded and as such might be
  a worthy investment

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Digital Cameras
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Digital Cameras

• Possible uses
• Taking quick photos of handouts or lecture boards
• Class assignments
• Capturing memories
• Socializing

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Things to consider

• Capacity
• How it connects to the machine
• Zoom
• Software packages

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Palm Pilots
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Palm Pilots

• A cheap alternative to laptops for note taking
  they can be extremely useful for organizing your
  calendar, contacts and notes.

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Things to consider

• space
• color screen
• battery life
• warranties

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Scanners
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Scanners

• Useful for making copies of documents for storage
  as well as helpful getting photos etc into your
  computer

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Things to consider

• All in one solution with printer?
• Resolution
• OCR software - Gives you the ability to scan a
  printed page and turn it into a word document
  (time saver for notes and other things)
• Should be USB connection

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Printers
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Printers

• Gives you the ability to turn in your homework
  created with your new tools

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Things to consider

• All in one solution with scanner?
• Photo/non-photo, laser/inkjet costs
• Network attachable (Can be avoided with print
  servers)
• Doesn't have to be attached to a computer to be
  shared, just to the network. Useful if you don't
  leave your machines on all the time.
• Should be USB or network for connection.

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Router/ hub
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Router/ hub

• Useful for sharing internet connections and
  sharing documents between each other, with
  college wireless is a must, esp. since they
  commonly come with ports to use standard cables.

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Things to consider

• Wireless ability
• Number of Ports
• Print server built in?

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External Storage
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External Storage

• Many Different Types
• ThumbDrives
• External Harddrives
• iPods/mp3 Players
• Flash media
• Useful for quickly moving small to large files
  between school and home.

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Things to consider

• How it connects! Not all machines have firewire
  so USB is consider much more compatible, be sure
  to see whats available at school and home before
  purchase.

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Additional Equipment
Other gadgets that can make your university
experience go smoother
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Additional Equipment

• Quality headphones
• Easy way to be in your own world while your
  roommate is doing something else in the room.

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Question and Answer
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