Julie,
I must respectfully but strongly disagree with you. Through many years of
experience, I can state without any hesitation that you need all the
computer screens to be visible from one vantage point (At most two) so you
can easily monitor what the students are doing. You can even tell which
students need assistance just by glancing at the screens. If you have
pods, all you do is walk in circles, and some students will choose the spots
you cannot easily monitor and have fun changing settings, or visiting online
game sites, and other "interesting" things.
Micki Baden
mbaden@east-china.k12.mi.us
Media Specialist
St. Clair Middle School
St. Clair, Michigan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hulten, Julie" <jhulten@WALLINGFORD.K12.CT.US>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 12:03 PM
Subject: TECH: computer arrangement
> Hi - new question - seems like lately there's at least one a day -
>
> We are planning a rennovation - I asked the architects to place computers
in
> "pods" of 6 or 8 throughout the LMC - I told them that I absolutely did
not
> want a "lab" sitting somewhere in the LMC.
>
> The plans they gave me have....wanna guess ;-)
>
> So...if you have any "words" to share, I'd be grateful. I have tried all
> the "words" that I know - pods for flexibility of use, of seating, of
> purpose, of teaching strategies, of function, of supervision, to cut down
on
> socializing... "all forms of information resources INTEGRATED" - "lab
> seating is too static, to in-flexible, will not easily allow multiple
class
> use, cannot define areas of use by different classes.
>
> Any "words" you can share to help me convince them that form needs to
follow
> function, and its NOT art for art sake, would be much appreciated.
>
> or am I just "venting" :-)
>
> Thanks
>
> Julei
> *****************************************
> Julie Hulten, Library Media Specialist
> Mark T. Sheehan High School
> 142 Hope Hill Road
> Wallingford, CT 06473
>
> 203-294-5940 (phone)
> 203-294-5983 (fax)
> jhulten@wallingford.k12.ct.us
>
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