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computer classrooms
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Questions
- What are the computer classrooms?
- Where are they located?
- What are the door codes?
- How do I schedule time in one of the computer classrooms?
- Can I use the computers in the labs to do some
work?
- What software is installed in the labs?
- How many computers are there?
- Are there printers in the computer classrooms?
- What are the computer classroom policies?
- I thought we were only supposed to reserve 5 sessions.
How come some teachers seem to have more?
- Can students save work to the computers in the
labs?
- Do I need a Rutgers computer account to use the
labs?
- Do my students need Rutgers computer accounts
to use the labs?
- The printer doesn't seem to be working. What should
I do?
- Is it possible for me to show all of my students
something on their screens?
- One of the computers doesn't seem to be working.
What should I do?
Answers
- What are the computer classrooms?
The computer classrooms are instructional spaces owned and operated
by the Rutgers Writing Program. As instructional spaces, they are dedicated to classroom usage. Please do not send students to the computer classroom to print papaers.
There are three computer classrooms,
located on the College Avenue, Douglass, and Livingston campuses.
Each is equipped with 25 computers as well as a printer. Teachers
wishing to use one of the computer classrooms for their classes
may reserve sessions online.
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- Where are they located?
The College Avenue lab is located in Murray Hall, room 038. The
Douglass Lab is located on the first floor of 135 George Street,
in room 105. The Livingston Lab is located in Lucy Stone Hall,
B Wing, room 103A (behind the Writing Center).
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- What are the door codes?
Because of the need for security, the door codes are not publicly
published. If you need access to one of the computer classrooms,
check with the Writing Program support staff or Directors on your
campus. If you are making a reservation in the computer classroom,
you will find the door codes in the computer classroom online
scheduling system. Once you are logged into to the classpage system,
click on the link to edit your section, click on the link to add
a computer classroom meeting time, and then click on the link
for policies and information.
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- How do I schedule time in one of the computer
classrooms?
Because of the high demand for access to technology across all
Writing Program courses, instructors are asked to limit themselves
to five scheduled sessions at any one time (so, once you have
one session in the lab, you can add another at the end). In order
to make a reservation, you will first need a classpage. If you
did not make a classpage during orientation, contact Russell Clarke. He can email to you full directions on the classpage
system and the online scheduling system.
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- Can I use the computers in the labs to do
some work?
Instructors on CAC and Douglass should have access to computers
in their offices; instructors on Livingston are invited
to use the computer classroom there since there are no accessible
computers in the instructor office area. In general, teachers
are invited to use our labs to do work as long as no class
is scheduled at the time. Because the computer classrooms
are, in the end, classrooms, instructional use must take priority.
However, most often instructors who are holding class in the computer
classroom will have no issue with you coming in to use one of
the extra computers. Simply ask the instructor if it's OK for
you to use the lab during their class time.
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- What software is installed in the labs?
The computers in the computers classrooms run Windows XP operating
system and have installed:
- Microsoft Office XP, including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
- WordPerfect Office 2000
- Internet Explorer 6
- Netscape Navigator 7
- Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004
- NetOp School screen sharing software
- Webdrive
- Acrobat Reader 6.0
As well as some other programs. In addition, at least two computers
in each lab are equipped with Adobe PhotoShop 7.0 and Adobe
Acrobat 6.0. If you would like to know if the labs have a particular
program that you don't see on this list, contact Russell Clarke.
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- How many computers are there?
Each computer classroom has 25 computers. One of these is the
"instructor's computer," which has the NetOp control
software installed, allows you to choose screens to display to the whole class.
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- Are there printers in the computer classrooms?
Yes. Each lab is equipped with a Xerox N4525 or N24 printer.
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- What are the computer classroom policies?
Detailed information on the computer classroom policies are available
from within the computer classroom online scheduling system. To
review these policies, log in to the classpage system, click on
one of your sections to get to its edit page, click on the link
to add a computer classroom meeting time, and then click on the
link for policies and information. If you have questions about
these policies, or any difficulty locating them, please contact
Russell Clarke. Note: All teachers are expected to read these policies before booking time in the computer classroom.
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- I thought we were only supposed to reserve
5 sessions. How come some teachers seem to have more?
Exceptions are made for those classes which rely on Writing Program
software. For example, 425 (Web Authoring) needs the web creation
software located in the labs. If you have any questions about
this policy, or would like to be consider for an exemption to
the 5 session rule, please contact Russell Clarke.
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- Can students save work to the computers
in the labs?
You should encourage students to bring in a floppy or Zip disk to save
their work. All students
may also use the Webdrive system. This system assigns a drive
letter to a student's Eden "ftp" space. They can save
data to this space as though saving to any file, and then they
can access it from any computer with a web connection. Information
on the Webdrive software is available in the tutorials.
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- Do I need a Rutgers computer account to
use the labs?
Yes. Anyone wishing to use the computer classrooms (students or
instructors) must have an Eden or RCI account to log in to the
computers.
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- Do my students need Rutgers computer accounts
to use the labs?
Yes. Anyone wishing to use the computer classrooms (students or
instructors) must have an Eden or RCI account to log in to the
computers.
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- The printer doesn't seem to be working.
What should I do?
Check out the "Printer
Troubleshooting" tutorial first. If you are unable to
resolve the problem, you'll need to fill out a technical request support form which
you can pick up at any of the Writing Program offices, or here
in either Word of PDF format.
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- Is it possible for me to show all of my
students something on their screens?
Yes. NetOp software lets you do this. Please review the NetOp
tutorial.
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- One of the computers doesn't seem to be
working. What should I do?
You'll need to fill out a technical request support form which
you can pick up at any of the Writing Program offices, or here
in either Word of PDF format.
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