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High School** || **School 2** Junior High || **School 3** K-5 Grade School || Number of Students || Suburban 3000 || Suburban 400 || Suburban 300 || 200 staff laptops || 50 || 6 || 1 big multi recorder || 0 || 0 || 3 color || 3 black and white 1 color || 100% by yr. end || Yes || no || 10 carts || currently 10 mounted- they have been purchased for every classroom || 2, 1 on cart || 6 full labs 4 Mobile labs (cows) in Science Dept. 25 desktops in library || No mobile lab 1-6 computers in each classroom 2 labs with 33 computers each || -not used yet || Yes- 5 CD players to check out to students || 0 || and the lounge, 1 portable || 0 || 1 Video Lab 1 Language Lab || 1 portable system || 0 || 20 flash drives ||  || Manual? Automated? Does any release have to be signed? || Automated online system- Staff selected equip. from menu and email is sent to AV Dept. for delivery || Automated- SIRIS Currently just a contract of rules/responsibility-students only || Manual equipment checkout. No release has to be signed except in summer. || -- permanently assigned to specific areas/ staff? || All equipment is stored in the Media / AV Dept. and checked out via school website || Yes || Some equipment is stored in library and then checked out, other equipment is assigned to specific areas || head is also head of the Media Dept. || The library give imput, however the technology team does selection and maintenance || No || Printer ink / toner - from District All AV equip - from PTO || There is a budget for equiptment, however it does not include computers || Comes from another department || Who sets the priorities? || Purchases - Non-computer- are up to Media Dept. head Computers - collaborate with District Computer Svcs. Dept. District sets priorities with input from Tech. Committees || Teachers and Library Assistants at the invitation of the librarian || District media department with input from the principals || Are there 2 separate departments? || Two separate departments with one person serving as department head for both departments. || 2 separate departments that work collaboratively to make decisions about equipment, policy and instruction. || Leases are with Victorin || //Apple, PCMall.gov, WalMart, Amazon, Heartland, United Audio, etc.//
 * **ITEM COMPARISON** || **School 1
 * Location
 * Equipment quantities: Digital Still Cameras || 15 || 8 || 1 ||
 * Digital Video Camera || 40 || 15 || 6 ||
 * DVD Player || 140 classrooms
 * DVD recorder || 5
 * Scanner || 20 || 3 || 1 ||
 * Networked Printers - color & bw || 150 || 10 B& W
 * All-in-one Printer || 5 || 0 || 1 ||
 * Large Format Poster Printer || 2 || none || 0 ||
 * Electronic Whiteboard || 4 || 9 || 0 ||
 * Document Camera || 20 || 10 || 0 ||
 * Burners - CD DVD || 150 staff laptops || 150- on all computers || 1 ||
 * Wireless Capability || 50% of building
 * Overhead Projector || 140 classrooms || 75 || 1 ||
 * Data Projectors -- Mounted? Cart? || 140 mounted
 * Computers - Labs? Mobile Labs? Desktops? || 200+ staff laptops w/ DVD
 * Audio Book Players || 3 ipod shuffles - new
 * Audio Book Players || 3 ipod shuffles - new
 * Stereo or Sound Systems || full media department || Yes- installed in the gym
 * Other - Specialized Labs || 2 Mac Labs
 * Other - ||  || 4 external/portable hard drives
 * Other - ||  ||   ||   ||
 * If equipment is checked out, what system is used?
 * Is equipment -- stored in library and then checked out?
 * Are computers part of the library's responsibility for selection or maintenance? || Not really.However, the Library Dept.
 * Is the library responsible for purchasing equipment or another department? || Computers - (leased) funded by $50 student Tech. fee
 * Who is involved in decisions regarding equipment purchases?
 * What is the relatiohnship between the library and technology?
 * What vendor(s) are used for equipment purchases? || Fox Valley AV, CDW, United Visual
 * What vendor(s) are used for equipment purchases? || Fox Valley AV, CDW, United Visual

For K-5 United Visual Media || Equip. repair / maintenance || Person with problem calls Media Dept. who decides if they can repair or if it needs to be sent out to vendor for repair || The librarians try to fix it and if they can't they request help from the technology dept || Try to troubleshoot; if not repairable, send to A/V department || --frequency -- responsibility -- when conducted || Once per year by Media Dept. (& librarians in MS & ES) HS conducts in Summer, MS, ES in Spring || Frequency-- Annual Responsibility—Shared depending on the type of equipment Conducted- spring || Library is usually first stop with questions. || Library staff and technology department || Technology department ||
 * Describe the procedures/ policies for:
 * Describe the procedures/ policies for:
 * Equipment inventory
 * Who is responsible for training staff and users on equipment use? || Depending on equip. either Media Dept. or Libararians.
 * Who is responsible for training staff and users on equipment use? || Depending on equip. either Media Dept. or Libararians.
 * Who is responsible for training staff and users on software use? || Mostly the 3 librarians || Library staff and technology department || Technology department ||
 * If they were allowed to purchase anything now - what would it be? || Smartboard for use in library || Hand held computing devices and tablet notebooks.

K-5 New computers || to proactively support teachers with lessons and ways to integrate into their curriculum. || "To survive we are making every effort to stay 1 step ahead in the tech game. That way teachers come to us for help and we can help them incorporate not only the new technologies but Information Literacy skills as well." || A replacement program needs to be in effect; teacher's computers are inadequate, four years old. || http://lis724.wikispaces.com/The%206's%20Site%20Visits#Home|Site Comparisons]]
 * --and why? || To become more adept with technicalsupport and
 * --and why? || To become more adept with technicalsupport and