Plano ISD 2013 ? 2016 Technology Plan - Amazon Web Services

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM DESIGN
Each PreK-5 general education elementary classroom has:
All-in-one presentation station with a mounted interactive digital projector
(with an integrated stereo audio system) which facilitates large and small
group discussions and presentations. A video image display (VID) is attached
to the presentation workstation and allows for the projection of images of
objects and documents and also serves as a web camera for video conferencing
through the district’s online video conferencing application.
Wireless keyboard and mouse with annotation software.
VoIP telephone.
Seven student computers or laptops in grades K-4 and eight in grade 5
connected to the district wide area network (WAN) to allow for application and
data sharing and Internet connectivity. PreK classrooms have four computers
with touch screen monitors. All other special area classrooms have student
computers in quantities that vary by specialty area.
Access to a distributed campus digital network with 116 in-house channels and
broadcast video capability.
Access to digital TV.
Ethernet and wireless network connections with Internet/intranet access.
Access to laser printers.
Videoconferencing capabilities via Safari Live.
Streaming videos in online libraries.
Additionally:
Students can bring their personally owned devices for use in classrooms.
Handheld devices and tablets are available in many schools.
A wireless laptop cart is available at each school.
Elementary Library Media Centers have:
Eight desktop student computers or laptops (campus libraries are changing to a
combination of desktop and wireless laptop computers for research and public
access computers/PAC stations).
Mounted digital projector.
Each elementary school also has additional tools for small group projects, multimediapresentation
creation and research. These include digital cameras, scanners, digital
video cameras, one wireless mobile lab of laptop computers, science probes and
electronic microscopes. These tools are shared throughout the school as needed.
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