The Center for Instructional Support is responsible for maintaining the computers installed in general-use classrooms and those installed on the portable data projection carts located in various equipment pools across campus. These computers are capable of supporting the majority of applications faculty require for classroom instruction.

CIS performs computer hardware maintenance and software upgrades several times a year and strives to maintain the highest level of equipment reliability. Problems with any CIS equipment should be reported immediately to CIS for prompt attention.

Contents:

1. Quick Facts about Classroom Computers and Software
2. Policies regarding the use of computers installed in General Use Classrooms
3. Software Installed on Classroom Computers
4. Intel Mac Computers

 

Quick Facts about Classroom Computers and Software

  • Classroom computers are preloaded with a common set of applications (see below).

  • All PC computers have a Bluray drives that can read either Bluray, DVD, or CD discs.

  • Older Apple Mac Pro computers have Superdrives that can read DVD or CD discs. Newer Apple Mac Mini computers are NOT equipped with any optical drives.

  • All Macs are capable of booting into the Mac OS or Windows by holding down the "option" key during the boot process.

  • Using USB flash drives are the best way to transfer files to the classroom computer. All computers have USB inputs conveniently accessible from an auxiliary panel in the equipment rack or in some cases on the front of the computer itself.

  • PowerPoint should be cross-platform compatible.

Policies regarding the use of computers installed in General Use Classrooms:

  • Faculty may load software on classroom computers as long as they have a legal copy to do so.

  • Users should refrain from deleting applications and data other than their own and files should be saved in the "User Files" folder so as to keep the desktop neat and uncluttered.

  • Computer applications, utilities, anti-virus software, etc., are updated during semester breaks. Personal applications and files left on the computer at the end of the semester will be erased.

 

Software Installed on Classroom Computers

Software
PC
Macintosh
Operating System
Windows Vista/ 7 Pro
Mac OS X
Web Browsers

Chrome, Firefox
Internet Explorer

Safari

Chrome, Firefox
Safari
Secure FTP Client
SSH

Microsoft Office
MS Office 2010 or 2013
MS Office 2011
PDF Viewer
Abobe Acrobat Reader

Abobe Acrobat Reader

Compression Utilities
WinZip
Graphic Viewer
Windows Preview
Preview
Sound Application
Windows Media Player
Quicktime
iTunes
Quicktime
Support Applications
Quicktime
Shockwave/Flash
Quicktime
Shockwave/Flash
Anti-Virus Software
Windows Defender