Re: REF: Nova computer tables

[Dan Kissane <dfk@SNYONEVA.CC.ONEONTA.EDU>]

Hi Kathy,
We purchased 10 Nova Desks 3 years ago and they worked quite well.
However, one was delivered broken and we are went round and round
with Nova to replace it. After spending countless hours on the
phone with Nova we finally gave up on getting a replacement desk. They
made it incredibly difficult, putting the impetus repeatedly back on us,
requesting the same information over and over. They kept placing the blame
on the middleman supplier, and causing other delays.  Finally, we decided
the time spent on getting them to replace the one damaged desk was not
worth the effort and surrendered. The broken one still sits in our
storage area. I could not, in good faith,
advise positively on dealing with Nova at all whatsoever.


On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, Kathy Ballard wrote:

> Dear Group,
>
> We are building a new high school library media center
> with a classroom-size computer lab in one area (a
> separate room with glass walls between the LMC and lab
> area).  We have been considering purchasing Nova
> tables--the kind where the top surface is flat and the
> monitors are underneath.  The reason we considered
> these is that it would make the room more
> multi-functional, so it could be used as a research
> classroom and/or a computer research lab, depending on
> the research assignment.
>
> My question is, does anyone have this type of setup
> (Nova stations) and does it work?  I'm a little
> concerned that teachers might have more difficulty
> keeping an eye on students to make sure they are on
> task.  BTW, this won't be the only lab in our school;
> there are two other labs (one for computer classes and
> one for students to use for independent use), so its
> intended use is for classroom research projects only.
> I'm just not sure about how well a teacher can
> supervise with this type of setup.  Any
> comments/recommendations?
>
> Thanks,
> Kathy Ballard
> Library Media Specialist
> Homer High School
> Homer, NY  13077
> 607.749.7246x4449
> kballard_us@yahoo.com
>
>
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Dan Kissane
Systems Librarian
SUNY College at Oneonta
Oneonta, NY 13820
dfk@oneonta.edu

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