How Is Technology Used?
The building has 350 km of network wiring with more than 3,500 data points,
each capable of taking voice, data, or video. Every raked classroom has
power and Internet access at every seat, and power and Internet points are
available in virtually all areas used by staff and students. Each classroom has
a high-technology lectern, allowing full control over all audiovisual facilities.
Overhead projectors have been replaced by electronic visualizers (document
cameras) in all classrooms.
Unusual high-technology features distinguish Room 2001, a 60-seat classroom
with a fold-down flat-screen computer beneath every desktop. (See Figure 6.)
The desks can be used normally with no computer visible, and then converted
in a few seconds into computer workstations simply by lifting the desktop. The
lectern in this room uses Tablet PC functionality