The following text describes the 1999-2000 APP&R document prepared by the Instructional Computing and Technology Committee (ICTC) for Dr. Paul Hunt, Vice Provost for Libraries, Computing & Technology. The report is divided into two subject areas. The first relates to policy recommendations prepared ICTC and the second describes proposals related to expenditures and the prioritization of these proposals.

ICTC Policy Recommendations

MSU's Technology Classrooms

MSU's Technology Classrooms continue to have an important impact on how instructors teach their classes. With their easy-to-use multimedia facilities, the technology rooms are expanding the opportunities for more exciting learning experiences. Each classroom allows the use of video, audio, and a networked computer linked to a permanently installed high quality projection system.

MSU currently has fifty-five technology classrooms. Of the fifty-five classrooms, twenty-five are smaller classrooms with seating capacity of one hundred or less. The vast majority of large university classrooms now are equipped with technology carts and LCD projectors, so that the availability of technology to a faculty member assigned to teach in a large room is virtually assured. While the greatest concentration of technology rooms is to be found in the Business College Complex, Wells Hall, and Bessey Hall, the geographical proliferation of rooms continues. There are now technology classrooms available in the medical schools, Plant and Soil Sciences, and in Akers, Holmes, and Case Halls.

Worthy of special mention this year are the two technology rooms constructed in Old Horticulture Hall that are equipped with a fixed lectern, as opposed to the usual mobile computer cart. These fixed lecterns are a modified design that originated at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and are meant for laptop computer use. The lectern provides all connections for projection and sound in a self-contained system with no wires draped across the floor. The instructor simply brings the laptop to class. The rooms are also equipped with VCR's for showing videotapes, and can accommodate other external devices such as videodisk players and scanners. Based on reports of faculty who have experience with using computers and/or videotape, these rooms have been very successful.

Faculty use of technology rooms for multimedia use has grown dramatically. For the 1999-2000 academic year the Registrar's Office has already received requests from departments for approximately 370 sections to be in technology rooms. Of these requests, about 60 percent were for rooms with capacity below 100 students. The departments most requesting technology rooms include Mathematics, English, Economics, Philosophy, Computer Science, and the MBA program.

Providing training and support for faculty using the classroom facilities is also an important activity. Current efforts include the LC&T Brown Bag Video seminar series, the LC&T Training Program, the Instructional Media Center, the LC&T Faculty Seminar series, and the Faculty Facility for Creative Computing. Except for the LC&T Faculty Seminar series, these programs have not had a very large faculty participation. While more programs are being offered free of charge than in the past, faculty must still pay for many of the most important kinds of instruction. The increased number of workshops offered in by the Instructional Media Center on using media in the classroom are a particularly welcome activity that is free to faculty. The Computer Lab has also supported a series of seminars on setting up course web pages for that will promote the use of the technology in the classroom.

Recommendation: MSU should continue to build technology classrooms. There is a relative shortage of smaller classrooms. A freshman in a large, required course now has an excellent chance of being in a classroom that is equipped to show multimedia. As that student moves from introductory to more advanced courses with smaller class sizes it is less likely that he or she will be in a technology classroom. Yet it is at the advanced level that students and instructors are more likely to need to teach and explore computer applications in their fields. At the graduate level, where small classes are the norm, there are important computer applications in mathematics, statistics, econometrics, and the natural sciences that can be taught effectively only in a computer equipped classroom. The committee therefore recommends that the commitment to technology classrooms put special emphasis on providing facilities in smaller classrooms that will be used in upper level undergraduate, and in graduate courses. We recommend that funding for creating technology classrooms continue at approximately the current levels. With the advent of the proposal for universal laptop ownership for students and faculty, special emphasis should be placed on building rooms with the fixed lectern described above. Such rooms are ideal for laptop use.

Recommendation: Using multimedia technology to improve instruction presupposes that faculty are knowledgeable about its advantages and limitations. At the present time, many faculty do not know how to use the facilities to their best advantage, and some may not know how to use them at all. The committee therefore recommends that Libraries, Computing, and Technology expand its education and training commitment to help faculty take advantage of the new techniques. In particular, more free seminars and training sessions should be available to faculty. And those that are offered should be better publicized. The committee recommends continuation and expansion of the free and well-publicized seminars recently offered by the Instructional Media Center on classroom uses of media instruction.

Training and Support Issue

ICTC recognizes both the benefits of the funds reserved for non-recurring equipment and software costs and the stress on the training, operations, and maintenance systems created by our ability to acquire increasingly complex instructional hardware and software. Few departments have the resources to maintain complex instructional systems or to help faculty members learn how to use multimedia technology to best meet the needs of their students. ICTC commends LC&T's commitment to educate faculty and to maintain instructional systems in the face of limited resources for doing so. ICTC suggests looking to alternative funding sources such as external grants to help provide design and development support, instruction in software applications, and assistance in integrating media. If successful, such efforts would permit some reallocation of funds for technical support. Expanding needs in a time of declining resources will demand truly creative thinking.

General comments on FFCC

From a faculty perspective, there is a shortage of space in 114. Three CC staff members have offices there, and some student employees are working on university (not faculty) projects. The shortage of workspace puts limits on the "creative" aspects of the "facility for creative computing"--such as sophisticated editing of graphics or sound and video clips. Another problem: the FFCC has not had the resources to fully utilize some high end equipment, such as the Avid video editing station, which is thus underutilized. Macintosh workstations in the FFCC are 2-3 years out of date, so at least two new G3 Macs should be added. Simply upgrading the processors of the remaining Macs from 120 604's to 200 or 233 604e's would make them much more productive for a very modest investment ($100-140@).

As more computer-equipped classrooms come on line and more faculty use them seriously, these FFCC deficiencies will become more costly, slowing the development of innovative teaching materials.

Computer Labs and Mobile Computing

Along with the advent of mobile computing across the campus, ICTC recognizes the continued need for computer labs, especially for instructional settings with expensive discipline-based software and hardware.

Microlab Upgrades

The Computer Laboratory is proposing hardware and network infrastructure upgrades to many campus microlabs with the following broad objectives:

All PC teaching labs will have adequate processing power (i.e. Pentium Pro 180 and above) DVD technology will be available in all PC-based Technology Classrooms. All microlabs will have switched networks and high-speed backbone connectivity. 486-class PCs will be replaced by Pentium-class machines.

Recommendation: MSU should continue to upgrade and improve the campus microlab infrastructure and computing resources. The committee supports the Computer Laboratory's efforts to this end.

Unattended Microlabs

The Computer Laboratory has been working on self-service, quota-based laser printing in the campus microlabs. This service is a key component of a long-range strategy to migrate toward unattended microlabs and regional Help Centers. The committee encourages and supports these efforts.

Basic Technology Equipment

Although most requests from the Instructional Computing and Technology Committee represent newer technologies and advanced computer applications, MSU faculty continue to demand and use varied conventional instructional technologies in classrooms and other teaching facilities. The committee endorses continued funding for replacement and upgrading of basic technologies including overhead projectors, slide projectors, VCR's, television receivers, video/data projectors, and other similar technologies including consumable supplies necessary for service and maintenance.

The ICTC views the above equipment and supplies as essential for maintaining high quality teaching environments for MSU faculty.

Campus-Wide Adaptive Software Site Licenses and Upgrades

ICTC endorses the Accommodating Technology Committee's request for campus-wide adaptive software site licenses and upgrades. For software placed in computer labs that have open hours (meaning available to all students), a timely software request made in the Spring 1999 to the Computer Lab and reviewed by ICTC may allow much of the software may be purchased in the 1998-99 academic year. However, purchases for labs that do not have open hours will require directed funding in 1999-2000 to complete the upgrades for the remaining lab locations identified by ATC.

ICTC members carefully reviewed and evaluated 31 proposals for an approximate total of $1,482,042. Voting members were asked to rate each item on a scale of 1 (not a high priority item at this time) to 10 (highest priority, essential to instructional computing). The proposals are presented in order of priority. Appendix A, at the end of this document, gives a more detailed review of the results.

1. Proposal: Software Fund ($200,000)

The response of faculty and students to the ICTC software fund continues to be strong. This fund is also used for recurring software costs and networking software upgrades. The fund supplies the computing laboratories with copies of basic applications such as word processing and funding the ongoing annual renewal fee required by many software packages. This year, expenses for operating system upgrades, anti-virus software and instructional software upgrades have stressed the fund. More academic units across the university are employing instructional software and depend upon this fund to initiate many of their technology related instructional updating.

1. Proposal: IMC Projection Lamps ($23,012)

This request includes funds to respond to the ongoing need for lamp replacement (as needed) in over 80 video/data projectors (includes current inventory of portable units, those located in technology classrooms and additional units being requested) and high-lumen overhead projectors in technology classrooms. Also requested are necessary funds to replace batteries (daily) in wireless microphones located in university classrooms with existing public address systems (currently 42 rooms).

Description & Funding Requested:
Projection lamps
Video/Data projectors (portable & permanent)
High-lumen Overhead projectors
19,412.00
Batteries
Wireless microphones
3,600.00

3. Proposal: IMC Video/Data Projector ($75,520)

The demand for projection of computer and video images in the classroom continues to increase as faculty are becoming more familiar with the potential benefit. Currently, the IMC has a total of eighteen video/data projectors for portable use, fourteen of which are the "1st generation" of Sharp projectors. These projectors output at VGA resolution of 640x480. The four additional units are the "2nd generation" which output at 800x600 resolution. The VGA (640x480) projectors are adequate for showing video images but are not capable of outputting higher data signals from laptop computers. We have also experienced that some newer laptop computers are incompatible with the VGA-only projectors. Today's demands and expectations call for at least 800x600 resolution capabilities. Purchase of the projectors requested will give us fourteen units capable of meeting faculty needs at this time.

Description, Quantity, & Funding Requested
Video/Data Projector with Projector (Sharp XG-E3000U - 1024x768) Lens, Case, 10 requested, 75,520.00

4. Proposal: BCS Audio/Video Streaming ($20,000-$100,000)

Audio/VideoStreaming. $20,000 - $100,000 Last semester BSC experimented with live web delivery of a class via streaming, using a temporary technical connection with the FFCC. As a test, this was successful and many students viewed the class directly over the Internet. However, the transmission path (via campus cable) was not stable for a signal which was to be compressed and streamed. To avoid audio and video degradations in the future, we recommend the acquisition of a compression and serving system. Placement of the system at Broadcasting Services would minimize external artifacts because ITV studio classrooms are connected via fiber optic cables. With this more permanent system, the technology will be adequate for increased numbers of courses to be delivered live and/or stored. A firm price with be forthcoming from BCS.

4. Request - To Install DHCP and AC Connections in Room 37 Kresge Art Center, Graphic Design Studio ($11,000)

This request is made, in part, in anticipation of a positive disposition of the proposed laptop program currently being studied by the University. It is also made knowing that more and more students in the graphic design concentration are purchasing their own computers. Specifically, this request is for the installation of DHCP in room 37 Kresge Art Center. These data jacks would be incorporated into existing wire enclosures at each of the student workstations (20 drops). In addition to the installation of the DHCP, AC power will also be required at each of the 20 drops. The Department of Art has purchased all of the necessary AC hardware, cabling and knockout cover panels for the Herman Miller work stations but none of these items have been installed.

This request is to fund the installation of a category 5 twisted pair switched network in 37 Kresge Art Center. The data jacks would be incorporated into existing wire enclosures at each student cubicle (20 drops). This request should include: interface, roter to switch, Ethernet 100, and cables to data jacks. Room 37 Kresge Art Center is a design classroom that is used for several graphic design classes. Currently, the room contains suitable cubicular furniture for individual workstations but the room needs a switched network for increased instructional usability.

Graphic design classes that use the Kresge Microlab, 43 Kresge Art Center, are also always scheduled for this room to allow a place to develop ideas, conduct critiques, and work on aspects of assignments beyond the time allowed for by the scheduling constraints of the Kresge Microlab. This room, 37 Kresge Art Center, is a space that is an instructional complement to the Kresge Microlab and thereby needs to be upgraded with this network installation.

6. Proposal: BCS Replace National Technological University Equipment ($66,000)

The College of Engineering has been a partner with NTU for the national satellite distribution of graduate level engineering classes since 1993. The existing system utilizing proprietary video compression is now seven years old, and the manufacturer has closed. NTU is planning to replace their entire network with a non-proprietary MPEG-2/DVB compliant system over the next year. In addition to the uplink site in East Lansing, MSU owns receive sites in Troy, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. The minimum cost to replace the electronics is $51,000. However, we also recommend the antennas be replaced with fixed dishes to maximize network reliability. Antenna replacement cost will be $15,000.

6. Request - Upgrade of Kresge Microlab, 43 Kresge Art Center ($$76,700)

This is written to request an upgrade of the CPUs in the Kresge Microlab, room 43, Kresge Art Center. This request is for twenty-four Macintosh G3 CPUs (or available new equivalents) with a minimum of 120MB of RAM plus internal ZIP and DVD drives. A new Macintosh G3 Server (or the available new equivalent) is also requested. With the exception of one monitor, the current monitors are functioning satisfactorily and may be retained in the lab unless the Computer Center recommends otherwise.

The Kresge Microlab is operated by the Computer Center and is designed and equipped to serve the needs of graduate and undergraduate students in the Department of Art and, more specifically, those majors enrolled in the Graphic Design concentration. It is both a teaching lab and an open lab equipped with Macintosh computers, two flatbed scanners, two slide scanners, two high resolution B&W laser printers and a color printer. In addition, an instructor station has recently been installed which includes a high resolution video projector, VCR, slide projector, and Elmo flatbed projector. All of the CPUs are networked to a server and the printers are on a spooler controlled by the Service Assistant.

The twenty-four CPUs in this lab are currently Macintosh 8500s with 120MB of RAM, and external ZIP drives. They are in their fourth year of operation and have begun to exhibit signs of degradation. Their use is focused on graphic work using programs such as Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Illustrator, Director and other CPU intensive graphic applications.

In Summer 99, the lab will be renovated with replacement of the flooring (from carpet to tile as recommended by the Computer Center) and new ergonomic chairs. At that time, it is hoped that new CPUs requested here can be installed to restore the lab to up-to-date professional quality. 8. Proposal: BCS Upgrade CAS 145 ($80,000 )

CAS 145 is used for distance education classes, local on-campus origination, satellite delivered instructional programming, teleconferences, and other activities. It is essential that this facility have high quality camera and recording/playback systems. As a multipurpose facility, CAS 145 is equipped with two robotic operated cameras and three model Z-one cameras configured for live operators. Unfortunately, the higher-end live operated cameras are failing. Only one of the Z-one's is making acceptable images. Each has had one optical block replacement; one camera has had the blocks replaced twice. Unfortunately, the camera blocks have a low life expectancy; two Z-one's now require a second optical block replacement. Cost of an optical block replacement at $4,000 each will nearly exceed the value of a camera head. We recommend the purchase of three new cameras at approximately $20,000 each. (The additional cost is due to associated peripheral items including lens, viewfinder, cable, and control unit) In addition, to improve the quality of recordings/playbacks, we request funds for one digital videocassette recorder/player.

8. Proposal: BCS Improve Distance Learning Computer Capability (sites) ($16,000)

At all the MSU owned remote learning sites, facilities now have scan converters available to facilitate the transmission of images from computers. However, no computers have been acquired. We recommend the acquisition of a "note book" style computer for each of the seven facilities. (MEC/Troy, AMEES/Midland, KBS/Gull Lake, MSU West/Grand Rapids(2), MCC/Muskegon, CAO/Lansing, MSUGAO/Washington).

10. Proposal: BCS Replace Videocassette recorders ($60,000)

In support of classroom instruction and distance learning, ITV uses several analog video tape recorder/players in a central record/playback at Com Arts. They handle over 200 hours of recordings and/or playbacks per week (2600 hours per semester). These recorder/players were purchased as early as 1981. The machines and their associated time base correctors are subject to frequent failures and poor performance including: video break-up, poor color and/or resolution, and limited audio fidelity. This step would be part of a phased conversion to digital systems for Broadcasting Services. Replacement with three state of the art digital videocassette recorders, time base correctors, and monitors will increase our ability to support reliable instructional video recording/playback services .

11. Proposal: IMC Laptop Computers ($26,340)

The IMC currently has five laptop computers for use in the classroom. These units are 486 machines with 16MB RAM. With 16-bit color, they are limited to 640x480 resolution. They also do not have any CD-ROM capabilities which make it impossible to upgrade to newer software. They are currently on Office95 (PowerPoint 7.0) which causes incompatible issues with Office97 (PowerPoint 97). We currently do not have any Macintosh compatible laptops. The items being recommended will allow the IMC to provide updated equipment to meet current faculty expectations.

Description, Quantity, & Funding Requested
Laptop Computer - PC, with Dell Latitude CP 266MHz Pentium II/MMX, 64MB RAM, 4.3GB HD, 2MB VRAM, floppy, DVD-ROM, 512 cache, 13.3 active matrix display, 10/100 PCMCIA Ethernet, Zip drive, Case, Office 97, 6 requested
$19,500.00

Laptop Computer - MAC, with, 266MHz G3, 64MB RAM, 4GB HD, DVD-ROM, 1MB L2 cache, 14.1 TFT display 10baseT Ethernet, Lithium-ion battery, Floppy drive, Zip drive, AppleCare extended warranty, Case, Office 98, 2 requested
6,840.00

11. Proposal: BCS Improve Distance Learning Computer Capability (campus) ($21,000)

Computers are used in all six campus ITV interactive TV classrooms. They're used when faculty teach computer courses (including processor intensive computer graphics) and they're used extensively for instructional media and support in other courses. The computers in ITV facilities were replaced two years ago. With the rapid advance of technology, replacement is requested to keep pace with instructional demands. We are requesting six high-end IBM compatible "multimedia" computers, each equipped with Jaz and Zip drives.

13. Proposal: BCS Upgrade Life Sciences A-133. $65,000

Partial funding for this distance learning facility was received during FY 96 when the room was activated. In keeping with faculty demands for increased capabilities, we request additional funds to purchase components such as: video switcher, audio and video amplifiers, videocassette recorder, character generator, and lighting.

14. Proposal: BCS Upgrade Engineering Building 1208 and 1220 ($40,000)

These two rooms were originally equipped with analog tape record/playback systems because there was little demand for "master quality" recordings in the facility. However, faculty demands have changed and ITV is now using these rooms for higher quality recordings of distance learning courses and instructional modules. We recommend the analog tape systems be replaced with two digital videocassette player/recorders (one per room).

14. Proposal: BCS Improve Distance Learning Audio/Video Capabilities (sites) ($8,000)

In keeping with faculty requests for improved technical capabilities at MSU West in Grand Rapids, we recommend upgrades in audio for their room #1 with permanent speakers, amplifier, cable, and wireless microphone. For room #2, we recommend cabling, and wireless microphone. Faculty and administrators have also informed us of needs at the MEC/Troy site which has only one viewing/camera area. We recommend the purchase of a second set of monitors and camera to improve the technical capabilities available for faculty teaching in the MEC.

14. Proposal: BCS Upgrade MiCTA Codecs ($6,500)

Michigan State University owns sixteen video codecs used on the MiCTA/Sprint network. Thirteen of these codecs are 'legacy' and are in need of software upgrades to current specifications to maintain compatibility with newer systems. For example, only one of the five codecs in East Lansing is capable of connecting with the AREC in Gaylord or with Madonna University. Because new codec installations will continue throughout Michigan, we must have (at minimum) software upgrades at MSU to be able to connect with them.

17. Proposal: BCS Video Conferencing Bridge upgrades ($50,500)

(a) Last year MSU acquired an 8 port Multipoint Control Unit for video conferencing between Desktop Video Conference Units and/or single ISDN room based systems. We recommend the acquisition of 384kbs capability, which would allow the bridge to conference between MiCTA sites and ISDN based sites. ($21,500) With the single ISDN PRI currently line in place, this would allow: three 384kbs conferences, two 384 and three 128, one 384 and six 128, or eight 128 conferences. (b) We also recommend the base MCU and CRCS software version upgrades to release 6.0, and the acquisition of a note-book computer for remote technical support. ($14,000) (c) As video conference capabilities become IP based in addition to ISDN, a LAN/Video gateway between the campus IP network and the video bridge would allow up to four IP sites to be bridged into ISDN based video conferences. ($15,000)

18. Proposal: IMC Support Staff ($520,540)

As we enter a new era of rapidly changing technologies, the complexities of our operation has increased immensely. Audiovisual equipment, (VCR, slide projector, CD, etc) integrated with computer hardware, requires a trained staff able to provide the necessary assistance and support. In response to the overwhelming request by faculty for providing support instruction, without them having to worry about setting up and operating the tech equipment, we are once again requesting funding for recurring labor necessary to provide the level of support the faculty is demanding. In our attempts to meet these demands, we have assigned one full-time staff person to assist faculty for support and instruction. Beginning Fall semester, 1996, this individual has worked with over 400 instructors in both workshop and classroom settings. This individual not only works with faculty in Technology Classrooms but also assists individuals upon request with other audiovisual equipment needs and the design and integration of instructional technology and media needs in all classrooms. Since Fall semester,1997 the IMC has also created and assigned staff to "satellite" centers in buildings on campus in order to provide technical support to the faculty. This onsite support, which has helped and pleased the faculty, has never been funded and is in jeopardy in continuing without such funding. Additional support as listed is needed in order to ensure both quality and quantity of service is maintained for the faculty.

Description, & Funding Requested
Coordinator, Technology Support Services

$45,045.00
General Labor for Technical Assistants, On-Call / Students, Temporary, Motor Vehicle Operator
$475,495.00

Support Staff Sub-total (Recurring)
$520,540.00

18. Proposal: BCS Upgrade Erickson Hall 133-D ($30,000)

The Erickson Hall ITV facility is used for interactive distance education classes, non-credit activities including the LC&T Training Programs, Video Brownbags, and other activities. Several upgrades are needed to better support instruction, and to improve the facility's ability to connect with widely varying technologies at distant sites. 1) The low-cost cameras in Erickson Hall have no external video level controls, or 'white clip' controls, making it possible to have excessive video levels, which can result in audio distortion. Thus, the facility needs a video-processing amplifier to control video levels and prevent overmodulation. 2) Because the room lighting is straight down and casts shadows on participant faces, we recommend the acquisition of a florescent lighting system, such as the Videssence specifically designed for television. 3) Many faculty use slides for graphics and instructional support. Therefore, an electronic slide projector should be acquired for slide-to-video transfer. 4) The three cameras currently share one camera control device, which causes video glitches as cameras are selected. Two additional camera control units should be acquired. 5) We also propose replacement of the audio system with dedicated speakers and amplifiers to improve the sound quality from distant sites.

20. The Design Center Studio ($199,827)

The Design Center course (STA 494) is the professional practicum in the graphic design program. The opportunity to work as interns (the best students of our design program) in this setting prepares these advanced undergraduates to be what the marketplace is seeking.

The Design Center is the ideal locale for a wide variety of real-world exercises in problem solving; this includes extensive contact with selected clients as well as funded research projects.

The work in the Design Center is demanding to both the students and the instructor. Attempts have been made to use Room 43 (micro lab) for assigned Design Center activities, but the demand for our graphic design offering of intermediate and advanced classes will not permit a scheduled time for the design center; open lab times are rare, because of conflicting schedules. It is most important that the Design Center facility be accessible not only to the students, but when presentations are to be made to clients, and on the clients' time, and not the open lab times of the micro lab.

This request is for equipment that will serve this growing arena of the digital designer's role. Digital technology has been responsible for the dramatic change in graphic design, transforming it from an essentially print-based, static means of communication into a dynamic one that now encompasses the dimensions of time, motion, sound, and interactivity. The products of which are presented in the new media of CD-ROMs, the internet, and other forms of electronic in formation delivery.

This places the role of graphic design into an evolving mode. No longer bound by traditional conventions, we must re-define the methods and materials that will easily transfer these students from a paper to a digital environment.

21. Proposal: BCS Replace TV Sets ($40,000)

ITV is responsible for 400 television sets in classrooms across the campus. Students view materials for on-campus and off-campus courses on these sets. The general population of these sets continues to age and we are recommending replacements, especially for sets older than ten years. Sets purchased prior to 1992 do not have closed captioning display capability. Some sets no longer produce acceptable quality video or audio. We also recommend that wherever practicable sets be permanently mounted in rooms rather than using carts (for security, and in order to keep sets in their assigned rooms). These upgrades are requested in keeping with the university's continuing commitment to improve classrooms.

22. Proposal: FFCC 8 gig hard drive ($500)

This item will permit batch scanning with the slide scanner.

22. Proposal: Sony Media Converter (DVMC-DA1) (digital video 1/0 & analogue video 1/0) ($360)

The Sony Media Converter (DVMC-DA1) will allow saving video from an analogue source in DV form, and, conversely, will enable users with a DV source (such as a DV camcorder to go out to an analogue tape.

22. Proposal: IMC Slide Projectors ($27,360)

Due to its excellent image quality of professionally produced slides, the carousel projector continues to be a very popular piece of audiovisual equipment next to the overhead projector which has the highest rate of use nationwide. In the past two years, the IMC has replaced several carousel projectors. Units replaced were up to twenty years old and parts were no longer available. Moreover, we continue to have demand for new projectors that exceeds inventory. In addition to the projectors, we have purchased wireless remote control units and made them available as standard equipment. This prevents the stringing of remote cables across the room.

Description, Quantity, & Funding Requested
Ektagraphic Slide Projector with Body, Lens, Wireless remote, Case, 20 requested
27,360.00

25. Proposal: IMC VCR/Monitor ($7,490)

The purpose of this request is to replace aging VCR's and monitor sets (which tend to malfunction even with the best of care) for portable classroom use.

Description, Quantity, & Funding Requested
VCR/Monitor with VCR, Monitor, Case, Cart, 10 requested
7,490.00

25. Proposal: FFCC Panasonic AG-EZ30U 3ccd DV camcorder ($2500)

The Panasonic 3-chip camcorder represents a very significant upgrade over the Hi-8 camcorder now used in the FFCC. Item specifications include :IEEE 1394, 12 optical zoom; 2.5" color LCD; smpt time code auto and manual controls of focus, shutter, iris, and gain; infrared remote control of main functions; 1.5 lbs; 460 lines horizontal; 50 db signal to noise ratio; zebra level indicator; stereo mic; external sound input; built-in digital effects; still image capable; 2 lux; 5-mode white balance; blank search / scene search / photo search.

27. Proposal: FFCC Nikon Super Coolscan LS200 slide scanner with 50/slide feeder SF-200 ($2030)

Slide scanner: scanned transparencies are the best source of high quality images for multimedia/classroom use. The existing unit (Leaf) is 1) heavily used, causing delays for some faculty; 2) now an orphan (out of production); 3) considerably slower than the recommended unit, which also affords automatic batch scanning. This investment will save many man-hours, particularly as more high-tech classrooms come on line. The proposal specification include: [20 sec. scan; 3.6 optical density range; 50 slide batch processing; "digital ice" (automatic removal of surface defects); possible 16bit output; LED illumination (vs. expensive leaf tube); 4x or 16x multiple scan for noise reduction]; 36 bit.

28. Proposal: FFCC DVD RAM Drive (writer) ($650)

DVD Ram drive: since DVD drives will be added to the tech classroom cpu's, faculty need the ability to write DVD ram disks, who's capacity is much larger than CD's. [NB: includes a $99. upgrade to Adaptec's Toast software]

28. Olympus FFCC D600 L slr 3-1 zooom digital camera with Acessories kit ($1200)

The Olympus digital camera outputs 4x the information captured by the FFCC's present digital camera, and the Olypmus's 3x optical zoom and SLR viewfinder allow one to maximize the effectiveness of this added resolution (1280x1024). The item specifications includ: D600 specs: 1280-1024 resolution; single-lens reflex viewing- 3x zoom (36-110 mm equivolent); iso rating of 100; (4 MB SmartMedia card store up to 49 high res. images; 4-mode auto flash; 1.8" color LCD; PS plug in + PhotoDelux software & presentation software assessories kit (ac adapt; leather case; smartmedia card, nicad batt; bat charge.

30. Proposal: IMC CD Player-Cassette Recorder/Player ($2,430)

This is a portable unit designed to be used in the classroom. A "sound box" with an industrial design. The IMC currently uses three pieces of equipment for this purpose, a "Wollensak" cassette recorder/player and either a videodisc or PhotoCD player. The "Wollensaks" are approximately thirty years old and the other players are very awkward to use for simply playing back an audio CD.

Description, Quantity, & Funding Requested
CD Player-Cassette Recorder/Player, 6 requested
2,430.00

31. Proposal: FFCCWacom "intuos" digital tablet with pressure sentitive pen ($310)

The Wacom tablet with pressure sensitive pen enhance one's ability to generate creative graphics in software such as Photoshop and Painter. Additionally, the "pen tools" plug in allows one to "draw in" specific Photoshop image editing functions in limited portions of a graphic file (vs. having to apply them to the entire file).