South Hall 1415: The English Department's Technologically Enhanced Classroom

Computers

The Instructor's Console

The Instructor's Console in the Media Classroom is the center of operations for the application of much of the technology in this room. From this system you can initiate screen sharing, start NetMeetings, and present your own work over the projector.

To log into this system use your departmental screen name and password. If you do not have such a login please see Brian Reynolds in the English Department Office.

When you have finished using this system, please remember to logoff.

Do NOT select the system shut down option (as restarting would then require opening the media cart). Simply turn off the entire cart. The system should restart when power is restored to the cart.

Basic Laptop Usage

South Hall 1415 has five new Dell laptops for your classroom usage. This could include sharing work collaboratively among students, displaying student work on the projector, or making a remote chat accessible to all of the students in your class or section. These laptops are stored in the locked cabinet to your left as you enter SH 1415.

Once you have gotten the laptops from the cabinet as well as the network cables, make sure that you connect the laptops to the network by connecting to a port with a white dot next to it. When the network cables are connected, turn on the laptop by pressing the button in the middle of the console above the keyboard. The laptop will boot up and will eventually instruct you to press CTRL+ALT+DEL to log on. When you do so, the computer will want a username and password. These will be on a sticker on the laptop. Enter the username and password and the computer will finish up logging in.

Username: 1415lap
Password: Lapd0g

Now you are ready to use the laptops. They will automatically be ready for Internet usage. However, if you are interested in sharing work or remote chat, you will need to work with Windows Messenger/Microsoft NetMeeting, which is discussed in the documentation for Starting NetMeeting

After you have finished using the laptops, shut them down, detach the network cables (this may be a little difficult. Be patient.) and return the laptops and the cables to the cupboard, making sure to re-plug the laptops back into their chargers so that the next user does not find a laptop with no battery power.