I think Okoboji is going to go away from mounting them as well. We mounted projectors for each H.S. and M.S. teacher, and for the teachers that use them all the time from the same spot shooting at the same whiteboard, that is great. Once mounted, the mobility is obviously very limited. So, for the teachers that NEVER use their projectors they are now stuck to the ceiling. I know I could go get them down and move them somewhere else, but...
Also, now every teacher K-12 will have a laptop in the next few days, and if you mount the projector and run a VGA cable somewhere in the room to connect to it, then that is where they have to connect to the projector. It limits the mobility of the laptop. So, because we are going away from desktops, I think we are going to move to a cart solution. So the teachers will have the cart with the projector in their room and connect to it with their laptops when needed. This solution also allows for sharing of equipment. I hate to see expensive equipment just hanging from the ceiling gathering dust. I see advantages both ways, but for us in many situations the non-mounted solution makes more sense. Chad Frerichs Director Of Technology Okoboji Community Schools Milford, IA 51351 -----Original Message----- From: Sarah Freking [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March 06, 2008 10:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [info-tech] Document Cameras We, too, are trying very hard to get mounted projectors in every classroom. It's one of the biggies on my list of needs for next year. I'd be interested if there are reasons not to. It seems necessary in today's classrooms. Sarah Sarah M. Freking, District Technology Director Storm Lake Community School District Storm Lake, IA 50588 Phone: 712-732-8100 Fax: 712-732-8101 "Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century." - Sydney Joseph Perelman --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --------------------------------------------------------- --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------
