Instructor's Electronic Podium
The equipment available to the instructor includes a
ceiling-mounted Eiki Data Projector projector, which can accept RGB
and video inputs. Video is displayed on a pull-down screen.
The podium contains the various electronic resources available to the
instructor. These include a Dell Optiplex Pentium PC, a VCR and
a DVD player. The PC has a built-in CD-ROM drive and an
Ethernet network connection for digital presentations. The room is
set up to
record lectures and presentations
using cameras mounted in different places around the room.
A room customized Crestron Touch Pad Unit controls the multimedia
experience including the audio visual equipment, slide projectors,
and the
physical room environment
(lights and speech/program volume).
The system utilizes an audio mixer and A/V receiver that powers
speakers located at the front of the classroom.
The system provides voice amplification via a
wireless microphone system for speech, and provides system amplification for
computer, DVD, or VCR playback.
Features Summary
- Computer: Dell Optiplex Pentium IV PC
- Stereo HiFi VCR
- DVD/CD Player
- Laptop Connection (use VGA cable located in the lower-left-hand side of the podium; please use DHCP to configure laptop for a network connection)
- Document Camera
- Eiki Projector
- Microphone System
Technical Summary
- Dell Optiplex Pentium IV PC 512MB/40GB/CD-ROM
- Apple 15" LCD Studio Display
- TCP/IP 10BaseT Ethernet network
IP Address: 128.59.144.203
mudd833podpc.atg.columbia.edu
- Document Camera: Panasonic AW-E560 CCD Camera
- Sony SLV-740HF Stereo VCR
- Sony DVP-S530D DVD/CD player
- Microphones:
Sony WRR620 Wireless/Lavalier Microphone
Beyerdynamic SHM20 Lecturn Microphone
- Audio: Crown CT-210 Amplifier
JBL 28T Speakers