Gizmos

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Gizmos Gadgets

• Ed Tech Kickoff Workshop
• Virginia Appuhn
• Carbondale Community High School
• January 19th, 2005

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Topics

• Scanners
• Printers
• Flash drives
• Media Cards Card Readers
• Digital Cameras
• TV Viewers
• Wireless mouse or keyboard
• PDAs other things
• Rechargeable batteries

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Scanners
Connect via USB Flatbed should have adjustable
top to allow book scanning. Dont rely on OCR
software to scan documents to be edited. Dont
press down on scanner!
Prices range 50 to 500 Current good Office Max
sale HP ScanJet 2400 for
50. Will need to purchase USB cable.
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Inkjet Printers
Higher-end inkjets range from 80 to 250 Usually
cost per print is better.
Low-end Inkjets start at 30-40 Come with
starter ink cartridge. Buy extra cartridges right
away (cost as much as printer).
Some are for photo printing. Some have built-in
media card readers for direct printing from camera
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Laser Printers - Personal
Brother Laser 100
HP LaserJet - 200
Buy extra ink cartridge and will need USB
cable. Not designed for networked printing.
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Printer/Scanner Combo

• Price range 100 to 250
• May have limited scanner ability (lid may not
  adjust)
• Can act as copier but would use up ink

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Flash Drives

• Also known as
• Pen Drives
• Thumb Drives
• Pocket Drives
• USB Drives

• Great option to replace floppy disks.
• Many students are using them now.
• Can attach to lanyard or keychain.
• Require no internal power uses USB.
• Rewriteable

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Flash Drives

• Pricing 10 and up depending on capacity.
• Wal-Mart has generic 128Mb for 15

• Make sure it will fit your computer.
• Automatically configures on Windows 2000 and XP.
  Win98 requires driver.

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Media Cards

• Very common in cameras, PDAs, etc.
• Many different types.
• Retains files without power
• Most priced 30-80
• Rewriteable
• Wal-Mart has 64Mb SD Card for 15

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Media Cards
Sony Memory Stick - Used in Sony Clie cameras
SD Card (Secure Digital) very common
SmartMedia (fragile) CompactFlash
xTreme DigitalOlympus Cameras
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Media Card Readers

• Priced 10 to 50
• Often have rebates
• Connect via USB
• Can purchase for one type only, or to read
  multiple types of cards.
• Some new computers or printers have built-in
  readers.

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Media Card Readers

• Will create drive mappings when connected.
• May conflict with other drive mappings on your
  computer.
• Be careful when inserting cards watch
  orientation.

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Digital Cameras

• Low-End Cameras
• Price range 30-100
• No zoom
• Manual focus
• Limited flash
• Usually no viewscreen
• Might have memory card option
• Good for student use
• Easy to use
• Download via USB

Some may double as a webcam. Without a card,
photos are lost if battery is dead.
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Medium Digital Cameras

• Price range 100 - 200 or so.
• Has 3X Optical Zoom
• Has memory card option (may come with one)
• Auto-focus and flash
• May take videos also
• Has viewscreen
• Fairly easy to use
• Download via USB or from card

130 Olympus camera
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Other Digital Cameras
Higher end cameras over 200 10-12X Optical
Zoom Sometimes Complicated to use.
Sony Mavica Camera that uses floppy disk very
easy to use and excellent battery life. 300 and
up.
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TV Viewer (Photo Album)

• Will display photos from media card on TV
• Can read many card types.
• Some will play music or video files.
• Can be connected to computer also.

Price Range 30 - 80
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Other Stuff

• Wireless mouse 30
• Wireless keyboard 30
• Wireless remote presenter 50
• PDAs 100 - 600
• Camera/Printer package 200-300

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MP3 Player/FM Tuner/Recorder
Price range 100 to 300
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Rechargeable Batteries

• Needed for cameras
• Be sure to check device for correct size and type
• Sony cameras have excellent rechargeable
  batteries
• Price range for AA charger and 4 batteries 25 -
  40.

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Product Mail-in Rebates

• Be sure to send them in by the deadline
• You need the UPC symbol from the package
• May only be able to get one per buyer so may be
  a problem for multiple purchases for one school.

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Final Notes

• Make sure the gizmo or gadget will work with your
  computer.
• Best pricing on these items are often sales at
  OfficeMax, Staples, or Best Buy.
• If you buy anything, a newer better model will be
  out within the next month.
• You and your students will enjoy working with any
  of these gizmos or gadgets.