Classroom Technology
More and more classrooms are becoming
electronic, with fully outfitted lectures and digital
projectors. Not just for computers, these rooms make it
easy to share instructional videos, DVDs, and printed
materials.
Above, Mr. David Sanborn,
Kings Point Class of 1973, currently a senior Vice President
for American President Lines, showcases the versatility
of the electronic classroom in Bowditch room 317. The
Power Point presentation is being run off a laptop computer
and the Elmo document projector (the modern descendant
of an overhead projector) is visible to the right of the
lectern. The remainder of the electronics are hidden away
in the lectern.
Signs
like these are popping up all over campus. Using
equipment manufactured by Cisco and Linksys, the
Department of Information Technology is expanding
wireless coverage to more areas all the time.
The
Library is 100% wireless, with 8 wireless access
points (WAPS) providing complete coverage over
all three decks. Land Hall, Yocum Sailing Center,
and Wiley Hall, three areas where Midshipmen are
liable to bring computers for academic or leisure
per suits, are all wireless.
In
addition, wireless technology is being used to
bring the internet to the T/V Kings Pointer. A
wireless link was installed between the Yocum
Sailing Center and the ship to allow internet
access when she is at her berth.
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There are nearly 1500 computers on campus!
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Midshipman Laptops - 900
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Faculty and Staff - 400
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Lab Areas - 100
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Infrastructure - 100
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| There are 5 dedicated computer labs containing over
100 computers, but increasingly, more and more classrooms
are becoming laptop labs with the proliferation of wireless
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