Classroom Media Services (CMS) has a new classroom (Sperry 309) available that records and stores classroom presentations, and synchronizes audio, video and graphics. The recordings can be distributed online for people to view at their convenience through a standard web browser, making it easy to navigate and play from any point in you presentation.
For more information please contact Classroom Media Services at x4115.
Webcasting is defined as transmitting audio and video media over the Internet for distribution to many simultaneous listeners and viewers. A webcast can be archived for subsequent broadcasts at a later time.
Webcasts fall into three categories: curricular events also known as cultural and intellectual events, sporting events, and administrative meetings. Classroom Media Services is responsible for coordinating webcasts for SUNY Cortland in collaboration with the Library, Administrative Computing, CSTV and the faculty in the New Communications Media department. Specific Responsibilities: Cultural and Intellectual events are supported by New Communications Media through the Library’s Technology Internship Program; sporting events are supported by CSTV; and administrative conferences are supported by Classroom Media Services.
Cultural and Intellectual Events; at least two weeks before the event, the request form is filled out. Online forms are sent to New Communications Media. Paper copies may be sent to Paul Van der Veur, 224-C Dowd Fine Arts. It is recommended that requestors immediately get the speaker release, the form is available online. Approval for webcast depends upon permissions and staff availability. When approved, New Communications Media coordinates the webcasting.
Sporting Events requests may be made to CSTV.
Administrative meeting events are made through Bob Babcock in Classroom Media Services.
Editing and preservation of webcasts is determined on a case-by-case basis depending on requestor needs. The production staff in Memorial Library is responsible for editing and makes recommendations about format and preservation. Once a decision is made Memorial Library is responsible for editing and making the webcast available in appropriate formats.
Memorial Library is responsible for archiving materials deemed appropriate for long-term storage and retrieval. Long-term storage and maintenance falls under the library’s collection development policies and procedures. The library faculty and staff collaborate with the requestor(s) to ensure that the informational value of the webcast is appropriately maintained.
There are currently 44 technology classrooms on campus. All rooms are equipped with display systems that have a dedicated VCR, document camera (Elmo), and PC with campus network and cable system access. These spaces are self-serve once appropriate training has taken place. To set up a training session please contact Hailey M. Ruoff at ext. 4799. The following is a list of technology rooms on campus:
Beard Building: 202 , 203
Bowers: 108 , 109 , 136 , 51 , BSCart1 , BSCart2
Brockway Hall: Jacobus Lounge
Cornish: D-205
Dowd Fine Arts: 206 , 209 , 236 , 242 , DowdCart1
Memorial Library: Bookmark
Moffett: 119 , 201 , 202 , 210 , MFCart1 , MFCart2
Old Main: 120 , 121 , 209 , 229 , B17A , G-09 , G-10 , G-12 , G-24 , OMCart1
Park Center: A307 , E201 , E213 , ParkCart1 , ParkCart2 , ParkCart3
Sperry: 104 , 105 , 106 , 204 , 205 , 304 , 305 , 307 , 308 , 309
Studio West: 101 , 131 , 132 , 133 , 134 , SWestCart1
Van Hoesen: B-103 , B-140 , B-212 , B-213 , B-223 , B-229 , VHCart1 , VHCart2
Classroom Media Services will assist with the repair of your departmentally owned media equipment. Our practice is to come on site, examine the item and attempt to restore it to its original functionality. Upon determination that the equipment is faulty, Classroom Media Services will either make a recommendation of an authorized service center or research an equivalent equipment replacement. Funding for any repair or replacement will be the responsibility of the requesting department.
Please contact Brad Snyder at brad.snyder@cortland.edu with any inquiries.
Classroom Media Services will assess your instructional media system needs and recommend the appropriate system to meet your requirements. We will arrange to individually meet with you and have expertise in the following system design categories: audio, video, conferencing, digital signage, webcasting and cable television. We also will work with your area to navigate the campus processes including procurement and project management.
Please contact Brad Snyder at brad.snyder@cortland.edu with any inquiries.
Classroom Media Services introduces a new service for Faculty and Staff; Using Turning Technologies audience response systems (aka “clickers”)
Clickers? What are clickers?
These clickers use infrared or radio frequency technology to transmit and record participant responses to questions. These are similar to the audience response systems used on quiz shows such as “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” The clickers also have applications for higher education!
What would I use clickers for?
Possible uses of this service would be for assessing student in-class progress, for small group work, or staff development and department meetings. Let your imagination be your guide.
How do I get clickers for my classes or for my departmental activities?
The typical loan period is 1-2 days (with a maximum of 3 loan periods per semester. They can only be used for anonymous collection; If a request is received more than 3 times in a semester with the intent to use this service regularly, you will need to have students purchase their own clickers (generally this is done when ordering the textbooks). For Faculty, some book publishers will include the software, 1 free receiver and 1 response card if ordering with textbooks.
Individuals requesting the use of these clickers can borrow them up to three times in semester.
For more information on clickers, please go to TechInfo at http://blog.cortland.edu/techinfo/
How can go reserve some for use in a class?
Loans would be for not more than 3 times and is on a first come, first-serve-basis. If you are interested in using this technology, please contact Media Operations at 4799
Guidelines for use of Turning Technologies
Response Systems
“Clickers”
SUNY Cortland has standardized on clicker devices and supporting software from Turning Technologies, LLC to ensure that the Cortland community receives a quality product and that students won’t need to purchase multiple clicker devices for different courses.
To Borrow Clickers:
Instructors can request a loaner kit (or kits) to experiment with clickers without requiring students to buy them.
To schedule a clicker kit loan, contact Classroom Media Services at 753-4799.
Please specify how many kits (in quantities of 50 each) are needed — up to 5 kits, or 250 clickers. An RF receiving antenna (USB connection; size of large thumb/flash drive) are included in the kit.
If you have not had any experience with this technology prior to use in the classroom you are required to schedule a one-on-one training session with Tera Doty-Blance, Software Training and Support Specialist. (Contact information: 753-4056 or dotyblancet@cortland.edu)
The typical loan period is 1-2 days (with a maximum of 3 loan periods per semester or 6 per year. If a request is received more than 3 times in a semester with the intent to use this service regularly, you will need to have students purchase their own clickers (generally this is done when ordering the textbooks). For Faculty, some book publishers will include the software, 1 free receiver and 1 response card if ordering with textbooks.
Devices and Setup
Clicker systems use three main components: clickers, TurningPoint software (and a PC or Mac with PowerPoint to run it on), and an RF antenna (receiver).
For trial purposes or occasional use, instructors can borrow clicker loaner kits from CMS Equipment Loan. See Borrow Clickers above for details.
Clickers (ResponseCard RF Keypads) – Each student needs a clicker device, also known as ResponseCard RF keypad, in order to respond to questions.
TurningPoint Software – The instructor will need a laptop (or a classroom computer) with Microsoft PowerPoint and software called TurningPoint 2008 in order to display questions and results. TurningPoint is a simple toolbar add-in to PowerPoint that allows instructors to create questions and collect results. There is also a MAC version available (Office 2004 for MAC only), although there may be some cross-platform incompatibilities. The software for personal use is a free download at Turning Technologies, LLC.
RF Antenna (receiver) – An RF (”radio frequency”) antenna that can receive the responses sent from each clicker and transmit them to the instructor’s computer is attached via the USB port on the computer.
Classroom Use
If the software is not currently installed in the classroom, then a one week notice is required – similar to how other software is currently requested. To request installation of the software, the request form is found at: http://www.cortland.edu/acs/forms.asp
Campus Training
If you have not had any experience with this technology prior to use in the classroom you are required to schedule a one-on-one training session with Tera Doty-Blance, Software Training and Support Specialist. (Contact information: 753-4056 or dotyblancet@cortland.edu)
Technical Problems
If there is a problem in the classroom, the customer should follow current procedures by contacting CMS (753-4799) and if it can’t be resolved, the problem should be escalated to THC (753-2500) to receive assistance from the appropriate support staff.
Additional information coming soon at “TechInfo”, http://blog.cortland.edu/techinfo/
ACS and CMS would like to ensure that the software you expect to use for the Fall 2008 semester is available and working. In order to avoid last minute problems for your class, we strongly encourage you to take a moment and visit the following websites:
For Computer Labs go to: http://www.cortland.edu/acs/lab_schedule.asp
(Click on the lab you will be teaching in and review the “Current and Proposed Software” list.)
For Tech Classrooms go to http://www.cortland.edu/acs/classrooms.asp
In addition, software that is included with a textbook may not function as expected because of the way the software is maintained both in terms of licensing and security in the computer image. Please test it in the lab/tech classroom that you are assigned, or submit a software request form (http://www.cortland.edu/acs/forms.asp ) along with a copy of the software to ACS and we will test it for you.
If you find there is a software issue(s), please contact the Technology Help Center, x2500, and they will forward your message to the appropriate ACS staff member.
Over the summer, staff will be busy updating and upgrading many of the computer and tech classroom facilities. There are tentative plans to upgrade the following computer facilities: Bowers 119, Bowers 150 (Macintosh), PER Mobile Tablet lab, Library Late Night Reading Room, and Library 117 (Windows) lab. There are plans to update all Tech classrooms and Media carts with new computers as well.
Thank you very much and have a great rest of the semester!
The Academic Computing Services and Classroom Media Services staff
Information Resources
For more information, please contact:
For students who receive a warning that their mailbox is at or near the size limit remember to check the following folders for messages:
Inbox
Sent
Drafts (this is the one that most people skip)
Deleted
Also, you can empty your Deleted Items quickly by right-clicking on it and selecting Empty Deleted Items.
Don’t forget that it is not the NUMBER of messages that you have in your mailbox that causes you to hit the 50mb limit, but the SIZE of the messages. In a lot of cases we’ve found that there are only one or two messages with massive attachments in a student mailbox that are causing the problem.
For more information, please contact:
Technology Help Center
SUNY Cortland
Winchell Hall
P: 607.753.2500
F: 607.753.5599
helpdesk@cortland.edu
Hours: M-Th, 8:00-6:00
F, 8:00-4:30
Summer Hours: M-F, 8:00-4:30
Students needing to reserve equipment for class delivery will be instructed to ask their professor to order the equipment from Media Operations for the needed date, time and location. This is for the benefit of faculty, who may not want to be surprised by a delivery of equipment for which they had not planned.
Please call the Media Operations office at x4799 to place an order. We need two working days’ notice (48 hours) if you intend to use our equipment. Booking early will assure prompt delivery of your requested services. Last minute orders are difficult to fill. When you make an equipment order for the entire semester, we will deliver your request for every class. However, this DOES NOT INCLUDE FINALS WEEK. If you need to use equipment for your final exam, please make a separate reservation.
And please, if you cancel your class, call us to cancel your equipment!
