| *Note: We may end up using lots of the
money on things we must order for the new network and on rewiring the labs so
take that into consideration. |
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Cost |
Benefits |
Cons |
Comments |
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| Upgrade
Computer Labs (Software, Hardware or both) |
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Labs
are 5 years old and quite outdated.
Software is 3 versions behind the high school and the new Dells. If we don't put aside money to upgrade,
they will not be upgraded.
Maintenance will start to cost more and more as labs age. If replaced, computers would still provide
possibility of an extra lab or 2 at Pizitz since they are WIn 98 computers
and could be used for a research lab or student computers anywhere in the
building. |
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| Wireless Lab |
$60,000 |
Any
classroom turns into a lab. Teachers
already familiar with technology.
Endless possibilities |
Cost |
Could
get one cart now or put this in tech plan and then Angie and PTA will help. |
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| Pin drives |
$200-$300
each for large ones with lots of storage. |
Teacher
could back up whole class of data and take anywhere to present and then
delete when not needed. |
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| Palm lab |
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Less expensive than full lab. |
Not
familiar with applications yet. Not
as many as for full computer lab. |
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| Web cams |
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Allow
video conferencing, multimedia presentations, etc. |
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| Quia subscriptions for entire school |
$950 |
Extremely
easy to use. Teachers already
trained. Update from anywhere. Useful for class pages, parent surveys,
test review games, online tests.
Works well with Wireless lab checkouts. Best product for our school environement. |
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| Upgrading computer software |
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Will
not have enough money to upgrade everyone so will still have multiple
versions of software. Sotware upgrades require memory and disk upgrades -lots
of money and time spent on old computer technology |
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| Smart Boards |
$4000
for complete package including data video projector/ cables/cart |
Students
like them. |
Large
to maneuver around. Need training
on. Can break? |
Do
they add enough value versus cost? |
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| Flash licenses |
Probably
$60/each if we buy at least 10. Would
like a full lab of 30 licenses. So total about $1800 |
97%
of online users have the flash player download so anything created in Flash
viewable by a large audience.
Students could create animations teaching various concepts for
teachers to use on web pages, in class or as reviews. |
Only
used in labs or where loaded. |
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| Data video projectors |
$2000-$3000 |
Helps
in one computer classroom. Used with
CPS, wireless lab, anywhere. |
Expensive
both for purchase and maintenance.
Hopefully something better will come along soon. |
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| Laptops for Checkout |
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Ann
says they are used frequently. |
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Need
to get specs on how they are being used. |
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| CD burners |
$200/each
approx. |
Save
data to send home. Easy/cheap way to
take data around. |
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Must
decide on why we need them. Now that
we have a shared network drive, may not need these anymore. Also, an keydrive might replace this for
transfer of data but if want to send e-portfolios home, the burners would
still be needed. |
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| GIS |
Free? |
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Already
purchased? |
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| Digital Cameras |
$800/each? $1200 for cd cameras? |
Lots
of use here. Lots of projects. |
Need
to standardize what we buy. |
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| Digital Video Camera |
$1000-$1500 |
Useful/Can
do editing, etc. |
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