Equipment & Software List

The following is a list of equipment and software available in the Learning Technologies Studio. Faculty and staff can check out many of these items for educational research and use.

Equipment Available for Check Out

• 1 Livescribe Smartpen
  • The Livescribe Smartpen records everything you write and say. Useful for meetings or lectures.
    
• 3 Wacom Bamboo Tablets
  • Wacom Bamboo Tablets allow the user to manipulate their computer's cursor using their fingers or a stylus. These tablets may be useful for digital art, teaching math or formula-based subjects, signing digital documents, or creating a handwritten digital document.
    
• 6 Koss SB49 Headsets
• 6 Creative Live! Webcams
  • Use a webcam to record video while sitting at your computer, or video chat with programs like Skype.
    
• 2 Logitech MX Air Mice
  • Giving a presentation? Use a cordless Logitech MX Air Mouse to navigate your computer's cursor simply by moving it through the air.

Tablets, eReaders, and Mobile Devices

• 1 Amazon Kindle
  • A Kindle can hold Word documents, PDF files (at a cost) and eBooks. This may be a device of interest if you want to read and take notes on-the-go, or don't want to carry around as many physical texts.
    
• 1 Samsung Galaxy Tablet
• 1 Motorola Xoom Tablet
• 1 iPad - 16GB and 5 iPad 2s - 16GB
  • iPads and Android tablets (Xoom & Galaxy) can do a variety of things that may fit into your curriculum. Checking email, keeping up with social networks, creating movies, and taking notes are only a few possibilities.
    
• 4 AVG Adapters for iPad
  • Ideal for presentations operated from an iPad. The adapter projects your iPad screen to a TV or projector screen.
    
• 1 iPod Touch v.3 - 32GB and 1 iPod Touch v.4 - 32GB
• Google Nexus S Smartphone

Digital Media Equipment

• 1 Flip Video Camera Mino HD
• Nikon Coolpix S3100
• 1 Lumix G1 SLR 14-140 HD
• 1 Zoom H4n Handy Recorder
  • Create high quality audio files for any project with this professional recording device.

Hardware Available for In-Studio Use

• 1 Dell Optiplex 980 Workstation
• 1 iMac Workstation
• 4 Dell Latitude E6410 Laptops
  
• 1 Epson Large Screen Projector
  • The projector is operated by the touch panel and can easily switch views to any LT Studio computer. This creates a great space for meetings and working in groups.
• 1 Epson GT-2500 scanner
• 1 Mbox 2 Mini

Software Available for In-Studio Use

• ABBYY FineReader Pro
• Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4)
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro - PDF file editor
  • Adobe After Effects - Visual effects editor
  • Adobe Captivate - eLearning content creator
  • Adobe Dreamweaver - Web design software
  • Adobe Fireworks - Screen graphic creator
  • Adobe Flash - Multimedia platform
  • Adobe Illustrator - Graphic editor and illustration software
  • Adobe InDesign - Print and digital publishing editor
  • Adobe Photoshop - Digital photo editor
  • Adobe Premiere Pro - Video editing software
• Audacity
• Garage Band
• Soundtrack Pro
• Pro Tools LE
  • Edit your digital media project or presentation audio files with Audacity, Garage Band, Pro Tools LE and Soundtrack Pro.
• Camtasia Studio 7
  • Use Camtasia to create video screen captures. Ideal for tutorials for digital tools.
• Final Cut Pro
• iMovie
  • Both Final Cut Pro and iMovie are available on the iMac workstation. Use whichever you feel comfortable with to edit your video project.
• Gimp
• Microsoft Office 2007