Classroom+Technology+Scenario

**Team 7 Members:** Stephanie Conway, Richard Rogers, Caitlynn Worrel, Alexandra Gomez, Stephanie Troisi

**Class / Grade Level:** High school Art

**Hardware:**
 * 5 Desktop Computers
 * 5 WideScreen LCD Monitor w/Speakers 20" - $450 ($90 each)
 * 5 Compaq Desktop PC AMD Dual-Core Processor E-350(1.6GHz) 2GB DDR3 500GB HDD Capacity AMD Radeon HD 6310 Windows 7 Professional 64-bit - $1350 ($270 each)
 * 1 Package of 6 Corsair 2 GB RAM Sticks - $120
 * 5 Service Net Desktop PC Onsite Extended 2 year warranty plan - $300 ($60 each )
 * 1 Fantom Drives 1TB External Hard Drive - $80
 * 1 Wacom Bamboo Create digital drawing pad - $199
 * 1 HP LaserJet Pro 100 Colot MFP M175n w - $300
 * 1 HP LaserJet Toner Cartridge -$191
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1 ADATA 8GB (SDHC) Flash Card - $10
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1 Digital Camera Nikon Coolpix L120 - $278
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1 InFocus IN112 <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">Projector - $339
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1 Recordex GWhite13Retract Plus Premium Screen Square - AV Format - 70" x 70" - $47
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1 Interlink Electronics: Rechargeable Wireless Presenter Mouse - $51
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1 Hitch Computer Switch Interface - $77
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1 MAGic Large Print Keyboard- $79
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1 Sound Soother White Noise Machine - $50

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Software:**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">2 Adobe Creative Suite CS5.5: Design premium - $858 ($429 each)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">3 Adobe Illustrator CS5 - $597 ($199 each)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">2 Accompanying Classroom In a Book: CS5 Design Premium - $66 ($33 each)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">2 Accompanying Classroom in a Book: CS5 Illustrator - $56 ($28 each)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">5 Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 - $450 ($90 each)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1 Dragon Naturally Speaking Home, version 11 - $50

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Summary: Total - $5998 ($2 under budget)**

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Since it is a high school art class, the goal is to prepare our students for the future to the best of our ability. With the Adobe CS5 programs and the Bamboo digital drawing pad, we hope to prepare students for higher education in design technologies. The Adobe Creative Suit programs contain a broad selection of some of Adobe’s finest design related programs that students will likely encounter in college. The Bamboo Create digital drawing pad is a good starting point for familiarizing students with drawing pad technology that they will also use in higher education level design classes. The "Classroom in a Book" books are exceedingly helpful to students who are learning to use the programs. The Nikon digital camera is an excellent and affordable camera to use for photographing student art as well as nature photography, portraiture, high speed sports photography, etc. It will help introduce students to the field of photography.

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">The computers in the classroom must be replaced with computers that are capable of running these programs. The external hard drive will allow all students' work on the computers to be backed up in case of power surge, computer crash, physical damage to the computers, etc. The projector, projector screen, and presenter mouse will allow the teacher to present information to students smoothly through examples, PowerPoint presentations, lectures, etc. Students can also use these items for their own projects and presentations to the class. For this, Microsoft Office will be necessary for creating PowerPoint presentations and word documents. Students can use Excel and Access for mock advertising and marketing projects in combination with the Adobe Creative Suite Programs.

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">The switch computer interface, large print keyboard, white noise machine, and Dragon speech to text program are to help enhance the classroom and help special needs students participate in a regular education class. This is so that they can have the same opportunities to learn as the other students and participate in presentation, lectures, and other computer related assignments. The white noise machine will help students with Autism calm down if they become upset and/or anxious.