Classroom Tech Stations (CTS)
Classroom Tech Stations (CTS) were the first levy equipment issued. The projectors and document presenters were issued first, and laptops in the following year.
Help Topics
CTS:
Gateways:
- Connecting PCs to Edmonds Wireless Network
- Connecting PCs to Other Wireless Networks
- Function Keys: Adjusting Brightness, Wireless, Sleep, Display on Projector
- Logging on and Setting Up Outlook
- Outlook 2003
- Saving to My Documents
- Setting Up Network Printers
- Making Shortcuts
- Adjusting Touchpad Sensitivity
- Gateway Generations: Black dots, yellow dots, blue dots, power supplies, and S-Video cables
- Extended Desktop: Projecting your laptop screen
- Burning CDs
- Setting the Default Folder View
- Setting Up and Using Templates in Word 2003
Macs:
- Closed Captions on iBooks
- Connecting Macs to Edmonds Wireless Network
- Adding Icons to the Dock
- Setting Up Network Printers
- Setting the Safari Download Location
- Making Newly Installed Software Available to Student Login
- Blackboard and Skyward clients for iBooks by Ryan Niman, teacher at MTHS
Projectors:
- Viewing images full screen using Magnify
- Cleaning the Filter and Resetting the Filter Timer (for now, see Scott Presho's directions or IMD's directions for CP-S235s. The only differences for CP-S240s are the location of the filter--under the lens--and you do not have to hold the right arrow down for 3 seconds)
- Lamps: How To Replace Them and How Long They Should Last
- Don't TILT!
Document Presenter
Laptop Locks
- Send broken locks to Karen Richart at ESC-IMD!
Gateway M460 and Projector Issues
- Solution if laptop shows nothing on projector (S-Video Cable)
- Solution if laptop shows everything but video on projector (Theater Mode)
Apple vs. Windows
To encourage collaboration and to make tech support more manageable, schools chose to be all Apple or all Windows. Some programs like Music and CTE chose to be exceptions based on instructional need.
In addition to Music and some CTE teachers, these schools chose the Apple platform:
- Chase Lake Elementary
- College Place Elementary
- Edmonds Elementary
- Edmonds Home School Resource Center
- Lynndale Elementary
- Madrona School
- Martha Lake
- Meadowdale Elementary
CTS Equipment
- Projector (Issued 2004-2005)
- Hitachi CP-S235 (original normal-power projector for classroom tech stations)
- Hitachi CP-S240 (later-model normal-power projector distributed to Music program and some classrooms in 2005-2006)
- Hitachi CP-X430 (higher-power projector for large and/or bright spaces like gymnasiums and some libraries)
- Document Presenter (Issued 2004-2005)
- Avervision 300
- Avervision 300i (image capture capability, mostly at Lynnwood High)
- Double Security Lock (for projector and document presenter)
- Kensington brand
- Surge Protector
- Belkin 6 Outlet Stanley Surge Pro with 15' cord
- Instructional Laptop (Issued 2005-2006)
- Gateway M460 (All secondary schools and most elementary)
- 14" Apple iBook (Some CTE teachers, Music, and 8 elementary schools: Madrona, Home School, College Place El, Chase Lake, Martha Lake, Lynndale, Edmonds El, and Meadowdale El)
- 25' Network cable
- Single Security Lock (for laptop)
- Offspring brand (issued up to February 2006)
- Kensington brand (issued starting February 2006)