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Woodring
College
of
Education's
Technology
Demonstration
Center
(TDC)
consists
of 3
labs in
the
basement
of
Miller
Hall.
The
center's
facilities
include
a full
lab of
30
video-editing
capable
iMacs,
another
lab of
30
full-featured
Dell
PCs, and
a help
desk and
testing
center
specifically
designed
to
assist
Instructional
Technology
(IT)
students
with
their
projects.
The help
desk is
staffed
by
knowledgeable
student
consultants
who
assist
students
with
questions
as well
as check
out
various
pieces
of
equipment
and
administer
IT344's
Media
Proficiency
test.
Miller
Hall 75,
where
the help
desk is
located,
also
houses
the
laser
printer
which
serves
all 3
labs, as
well as
several
multimedia
PCs and
Macs for
software
testing
purposes.
In
addition,
Woodring
has an
extensive
library
of
instructional
software. The
software
library
has over
1500
titles
that
include
materials
organized
by
type of
machine,
subject,
and
grade
level.
These
materials
range
from
computer-assisted
instruction,
to
student
and
teacher
tools,
to
interactive
multimedia.
Instructional
Technology
Computer
Labs
Miller
Hall 66
Located
in the
basement
of
Miller
Hall,
this
lab
contains
30
iMacs
equipped
with
500Mhz
PowerPC
G3
processors,
256MB
of
RAM,
USB
and
firewire
ports,
and
DVD-ROM
drives.
They
have
the
latest
version
of OS
X
(version
10.3
Panther)
and
several
multimedia
applications
from
Adobe
and
Macromedia.
The
iMacs
in
this
lab
are
equipped
with
Apple's
iMovie
software
for
simple
movie
authoring.
These
iMacs
also
have
Microsoft
Office
installed
Miller
Hall 72
Adjacent
to
Miller
Hall
66 in
the
basement,
this
lab
has 30
black
Dell
PCs
with
1.0
Ghz
Pentium
III
processors
and
256MB
of
RAM.
Along
with
Windows
XP
Professional,
each
of
these
PCs
features
the
latest
version
of
Microsoft
Office,
Adobe
Photoshop
and
Premiere,
and a
variety
of
other
useful
software
titles.
These
PCs
also
have
built
in USB
and
firewire
ports
as
well
as
DVD-ROM
drives
and
17"
monitors.
Miller
Hall 75
Miller
Hall
75 is
home
to the
Technology
Demonstration
Center
(TDC)
and
help
desk.
Located
just
across
the
hall
from
Miller
Hall
72,
this
is
where
the
printer
for
the
two
labs
is
found.
Along
with
the
help
desk
and
the
printer,
MH75
also
houses
the
equipment
for
IT344's
Media
Proficiency
test.
There
are 2
Macintosh
PowerPC
G3
machines
connected
to
scanners
in
this
lab. A
portable
USB
scanner
and
color
printer
are
available
for
checkout
along
with
external
CD
burners
for
both
Mac
and
PC,
external
USB
Zip
Drives,
headsets
with
microphones,
and firewire
cables
to
connect
digital
video
cameras
to
computers.
Friendly
lab
consultants
are
always
available
for
help.
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