Teacher Laptop FY08 | Equipment

Teacher laptop

Must be installed and fully functional by Sept. 1, 2007.

Things to consider

Wireless network cards are allowed.

External USB memory cards with at least 256 MB of memory are allowed.

If an organization chooses, it may use a docking station with the laptop or Tablet PC so the teacher works from a single computer. In this configuration, a back up PC must be available that can connect to the interactive whiteboard. The back-up PC must meet student PC or student laptop specifications.

Districts must provide participants in the eMINTS PD, PD4ETS, eMINTS4All and PD4TEF programs with a laptop or tablet that meets these minimum specifications.

Tablet PC

Laptop Windows

Laptop Mac

2.2 GHz single-core or 1.6 GHz two-core processor

13" MacBook
2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 duo

1 GB RAM

40 GB hard drive

80 GB hard drive

DVD burner

Integrated v.92 & 10/100

Integrated or expandable 802.11b/g

802 11g AirPort Extreme

12" - 14” screen

15.4” screen

13” screen

32 MB video memory

64 MB video memory

Ports
Sound card – 16 bit
Min. 2 USB

Ports
Sound card – 16 bit
Min. 2 USB
Min. 1 Firewire

Extra
Multimedia card reader (if not internal)
External mouse
Carrying case
AC adapter cord
Spare battery

Software
MS XP Tablet 2005
MS One Note 2003
MS Office 2003 - more info
MS Publisher 2003
SMART Notebook
SMART Ideas™* or Inspiration^®**
Dreamweaver and Fireworks (current version) **
Anti-virus (3 year)
mPOWER™5 multimedia (optional)

Software
MS XP Professional
MS Office 2003 - more info
MS Publisher 2003
SMART Notebook
SMART Ideas™* or Inspiration^®**
Dreamweaver and Fireworks (current version) **
Anti-virus (3 year)
mPOWER™5 multimedia (optional)

Software
Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger
MS Office for Mac
iLife
SMART Notebook
SMART Ideas™* or Inspiration^®**
Anti-virus (3 year)
mPOWER™5 multimedia (optional)

Plug-ins (most recent version)
Shockwave
Flash
Quick Time
Media Player
Real Player
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Internet Explorer
Java Runtime

* Special SMART Ideas pricing information available for eMINTS schools
** Schools or districts with current site licenses for Inspiration may substitute Inspiration^® for SMART Ideas™ if all professional development is provided by a certified eMINTS instructional specialist employed by the district.
*** Dreamweaver™ is used unless the district has a current site license for another HTML editor. Professional development on any other HTML editor is the responsibility of the district.

A back up computer must be available that can connect to the interactive whiteboard if the teacher is not at school and a substitute is in the classroom. The back-up machine does not need to be a tablet if that is the teacher’s main computer, but must meet student laptop specifications so instruction can continue.

It is highly recommended that a docking station be purchased if funds are available.

Anything above minimum in hardware is acceptable (for example, upgraded memory, graphics card or sound card).

More information

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

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