Technology Training Team (USC and AITT) About Acadia Classrooms

Technology Training Team

(USC and AITT)

About Acadia Classrooms

An Acadia Advantage classroom consists of a

teaching console from which computer data, sound or video can be projected on a screen, a data projector, and power

and data connections.

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•Case Room•Lab•Lecture•Seminar •Theatre

Classroom Types

• Console wired

• Fully wired

• Not wired

• Peripherally wired



• most lights can be on

• lights shining directly onto the screen, or behind the screen, (chalkboard lights) washes out the screen image

• Video, when projected, requires a darker room than computer data.

•Classroom Lighting



•Presentation Tips

Taking time to become familiar with the room will save time later. If you need the room after regular working hours or during the summer call ext. 2665(Book) During regular class times and the Fall/Winter academic term, call ext. 1223

Colours can look quite different when projected, so you may want to test them



•Presentation Tips

Powerpoint Shortcuts:

Control+P = Pen

E = Erase Pen

Enter, spacebar, right arrow, wireless mouse will all advance a slide

Left arrow will go to the previous slide

More information?

Try our training – it’s free! Training.acadiau.ca



Teaching Consoles

You can play a music CD, Quicktime or AVI Movie, or DVD using the data input

AC power, sound, network, and an alternate mouse is provided in the classroom through the docking station



• Can be adjusted it a comfortable height

• The phone on all consoles rings directly through to the USC helpdesk, press 2 for classroom equipment troubleshooting

•Teaching Consoles



• Monitor

• Dock St.

• Second data input

• Data switch box

• Network jacks

• Amp/VCR

• Mouse/wireless mouse

• Visual PresenterThere may or may not be

a visual presenter in the room


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• You must be docked for the remote mouse to work

• Turn off your laptop before undocking or docking




•Data projectors

NEC MT-1050There is very little difference between data projectors on campus, one model may be brighter or clearer than another.

Check the label on the console to see what the data projector’s default or best resolution is



Each data projector remote may have the on and off button or the source input buttons in different places.

To choose the laptop, you may need to choose RGB or DATA or S or Input

S is for Source and the data projector searches for any valid signal – either video or data and “syncs” to it.

•Data Projector Remotes



Two Data Choices



Switching Data Inputs

•When using the docking station, make sure the

data transfer box is on A, or Docking Stn.



Projection mode

• Three projection modes:

1. Laptop screen only

2. Projection screen only

3. Both

• FN + F8 to switch between them



NVidia Settings

http://training.acadiau.ca/usc/resources.htm



• Turn on/off data projector

• Switch signal from data to video

• Laser pointer

Point the remote towards the data projector for dp functions and toward the

round puck on the console for mouse

functions

Data projector functions:

• Forward the PowerPoint presentation

• Difficult to manipulate for other mouse functions

•Remote Mouse functions:

Remote functions:



• Change input on the data projector to Video with remote

• VCR should be on the auxiliary channel – AU, F-1, AUX or 2

• AMP and VCR power should always be left on

• You won’t have any audio if the AMP is turned off

•Video



• Visual presenters can show three-dimensional objects, pictures, books, slides and large text on paper.

It basically is a camera and works as a video input.

Visual presenters are not substitutes for overhead projectors

More info: Ed tech Centre

Visual Presenters



• Always leave the data projector on laptop input before leaving

• Leave the VCR, AMP and monitor on

• Leave the remote on the teaching console

• Please turn off the data projector!

•Leaving the Classroom



• Use the phone at the console for a direct line to the USC. Press 2 to get immediate help.

• Check out the web page!

http://ace.acadiau.ca/Edtech/

More Info

http://ace.acadiau.ca/Edtech/aaclass





SummaryMore information on Classroom equipmenthttp://ace.acadiau.ca/Edtech

Contact Info:Ed Tech/USC: [email protected] Team: [email protected] website: http://helpdesk.acadiau.ca

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http://helpdesk.acadiau.ca/

http://helpdesk.acadiau.ca/

Technology Training Team

(USC and AITT)

Technology Tools



Educational Technology CentreUser Support Centre

•The equipment in this

presentation can be booked for

use in the classroom or for

classroom assignments by calling ext. 1415



Digital Video Cameras•Ed Tech has multiple digital Video cameras for booking

Dave Sheehan, AITT, is the Multimedia Producer for Acadia

and overseas all Video productions on Campus

•Ed Tech can duplicate video and audio tapes for use in the classroom

•Ed Tech can convert video tapes to and from PAL/SECAM format



Digital Video Lab

video length should be less than 5 minutes due to space restraints

Video can be converted to quicktime movies for the web or presentations



Digital Cameras

• Many cameras are available

• Please notify Ed Tech of upcoming class assignments requiring equipment



Data Projectors

Light (but bright) data projectors are available for presenting Acadia research at conferences (after a training session)



Wireless Mic• Available for use in

the classroom

• Amplifies sound over existing classroom speakers

• The classroom may need to be set up for this.



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Technology Training Team (USC and AITT) About Acadia Classrooms