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What is a Smart Classroom?
A smart classroom is a classroom that that has an instructor station equipped with computer and audiovisual equipment, allowing the instructor to teach using a wide variety of media. These include DVD and VHS playback, PowerPoint presentations, and more all displayed through a data projector. Some smart classrooms have a semi-permanent unit in the room called a Smart Console. These Smart Consoles have similar equipment housed inside them as the other smart classrooms.
MCC takes pride in implementing the latest in instructional technologies in its classrooms. In the Fall 2000 semester MCC added 16 smart classrooms to the Brighton campus and 3 Smart classrooms to the Damon City Campus. Along with our existing 7 medium-sized technology equipped classrooms, this increased MCCs responsiveness to the ever-growing technology needs of our faculty and students.
Currently, we have over 110 smart classrooms, smart computer labs, and smart special use rooms among the Brighton, Damon and Applied Technologies Campuses.
For those rooms that are not set up as smart classrooms or smart console equipped rooms, a smart cart with a computer, DVD/VCR player, and data projector can be ordered by calling the Audiovisual hotline at AVAV (x2828), then choosing your campus, and pressing option #2.
Equipment available in rooms
The equipment that can be found in the Smart Classrooms includes:
- Pentium IV PC with 2.8 GHz processor, 1 Gb memory, 250Mb Zip drive, Floppy, 2 front USB ports, a DVD drive, and a card reader for smart media
- VCR for standard VHS playback of program material
- Some rooms are equipped with DVD players (for those not equipped, a DVD can be played through the PC’s DVD player using software that is installed)
- Data projector for displaying the PC and video outputs
- Connectivity to the Internet and to the M: drive to directly access your files from your MCC shared space
- Laptop Link connection to easily accommodate your PC or Macintosh laptop
Auxiliary A/V inputs to allow other video devices to be added
The exact equipment set-up for a particular room can be found on the Smart Classroom Room List below.
To see a list with pictures of all deliverable audiovisual equipment available at MCC, click here. Please note that 1 full business day's notice (24 hours) is necessary to ensure an accurate AV delivery.
Training
Training sessions are offered on the equipment in the Smart classrooms and any other instructional technology by calling x2828 and choosing your campus from the menus, then option #3.
The current training sessions are:
As well as signing up for a training session, some of the past sessions have been videotaped and are available for viewing as a stream on your computer. You can find them here:
Emergencies and troubleshooting
Call the Audiovisual Hotline at x2828, choose your campus from the menus, then option #1.
We also have Supply Kits located around the Brighton Campus that are kept stocked with overhead projector lamps, transparent overhead acetate rolls, and overhead marking pens. Click here to find the most convenient Supply Kit location.
Requesting a smart classroom
Please call or email Deborah Benjamin at x2244 to start the process of requesting a smart classroom.
List of smart classrooms and other technology-enhanced rooms
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