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 |
|
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 |
|
|