eMINTS equipment

Equipment purchased for use in eMINTS classrooms may be either PC or Mac platform and must meet minimum specifications. Official eMINTS classrooms FY07 specifications Additional required technology resources eMINTS software policy FY07 installation timeline (PDF 52 KB)   eMINTS4All classrooms FY07 specifications   PD4ETS program participants FY07 specifications   Technical support information Basic troubleshooting flowcharts

FY07 specifications eMINTS4All

Equipment and software placed in classrooms in the grades above and below the official eMINTS classrooms must also meet eMINTS specifications if teachers assigned to those classrooms will be participating in the eMINTS4All professional development program. This will insure that the eMINTS implementation is consistent across the school and that professional development sessions for teachers are meaningful.

eMINTS4All implementation guide (PDF 64 KB)

Minimum specifications

eMINTS4All classrooms must have the following minimum hardware and software. The equipment may be may be either PC or Mac platform. Each organization is responsible for purchasing equipment and establishing technical support on its own.

• Teacher laptop (docking station recommended)
• Interactive whiteboard
• Projector
• Student workstation, grades K-2
• Student desktop (for 2:1 deployment in grades 3-12)
• Student laptop (for 2:1 deployment in grades 3-12)
• Student laptop 2 (for 1:1 deployment in grades 5-12)

FY07 equipment installation timeline (PDF 52 KB)

eMINTS thin client alternative

Additional equipment

Flash drive - If sufficient funding can be found within a grant or at the district level, it is requested that each eMINTS4All teacher be provided with a 512 MB flash drive that is USB connected (can plug in directly to the USB port or may include cord to use USB port.

More information

Equipment purchased for use in eMINTS classrooms must meet minimum specifications.

• eMINTS software policy
• network diagrams
• sample furniture and room arrangements

Please note that the eMINTS National Center does not provide funds to teachers, schools, districts or other educational organizations interested in implementing the eMINTS instructional model. Schools, districts and other educational organizations may fund equipment and software for eMINTS classrooms using a variety of funding sources. See additional information about funding opportunities.

Contact the eMINTS National Center office at (573) 884-7202 or emints-info@emints.org.

Reviewed October 20, 2006.