Brynn Beavers

Budget Simulation

Brynn Beavers

November 1, 2008

ITEC 7142

Prioritized List: 1. Classroom Response Unit

2. Document Camera

3. Graphing Calculators

Reasons for Purchases: These items were chosen based on faculty polls on what technology was needed in the Media Center. The classroom response unit will provide teachers with opportunities to integrate student participation in their lessons. This can include assessment, review or participation in lessons. This type of technology will allow for increased student achievement and serve as a motivator in lessons as well. The document camera is an essential for presenting information in class and for creating lesson presentations. Text can be pictured and then placed in SMART documents or in other presentation media. This will allow for greater ease in preparing and presenting lessons. The last purchase need that was seen in the survey was replacement graphing calculators. The school has graphing calculators but there is not a full class set; there are only 15. The 10 from the purchase will be put with the others to make a classroom set. Many of the math teachers requested graphing calculators for use in math lessons, especially in the eighth grade.

Priority Purchase #1: Classroom Response Unit

Item: Image: Description: Cost: 2Know! Classroom Ask questions "on the fly" or create Price: Response System quizzes, tests, and other exercises. 2,199.00 Send them wirelessly to your students, Package and receive instant feedback on what they are learning! Students love using Not available the handheld Renaissance on State Responders, and you'll love how it Contract engages students in learning. Package includes software, wireless Vendor Information receiver, 24 Renaissance Responder handheld remote units, carrying case, online training, and much more.

The H-ITT System Price: 795.00 The H-ITT System Includes: K-12 IR Class-Pack  Student transmitters with unique identification numbers  A classroom receiver which Not available collects the student responses on State  Computer software which Contract displays the responses and Vendor Information tallies them for grading purposes  FREE, unlimited tech support from real people who don't just talk "computer"  Part # CP-1000-32  The IR class pack contains everything needed to utilize H-ITT in a single 32 seat or less classroom. Kit contains:  32 IR remote transmitters, part# TX1000, in a mix of colors, 1 IR Base Unit, with mounting hardware, a 6 ft. USB cable, Software CD with H-ITT CRS and H-ITTSHow software and support information all in a convenient carrying case. 2Know! Classroom Ask questions "on the fly" or create Price: Response System quizzes, tests, and other exercises. 1874.99 Send them wirelessly to your students, Package and receive instant feedback on what they are learning! Students love using Not available the handheld Renaissance on State Responders, and you'll love how it Contract engages students in learning. Package includes software, wireless Vendor Information receiver, 24 Renaissance Responder handheld remote units, carrying case, online training, and much more. The classroom response unit that I chose to purchase is the 2Know! Classroom Response System package from the Gradware Company. I chose to purchase this system instead of the H-Itt system because it works with a radio frequency, where the H-Itt system is an infrared remote system. The radio frequency has more reliability and allows for easier use as well. The system also provides training for use with the system. I chose the Gradware Company as the vendor because they offered the best price for the same system. I searched the state contract system for classroom response units and found no results. This led me to believe that none of the above vendors were state contracted. The staff in the survey was very responsive in their need for this type of resource. I can see that there will still be a need for more of these types of resources as well because this only one classroom pack and there are over 40 teachers on staff, not counting the special needs and career connections teachers as well. Priority Purchase #2: Document Camera Item: Image: Description: Cost:  17" x 12.5" maximum viewable area Price: SMART  850,000 Pixel resolution (1024x768) $965.00 280  41.6X Zoom: 5.2X optical zoom and 8.0X digital zoom Docu  Auto Focus and Brightness adjustment  20 frames per second frame rate ment Not  Natural fit with SMART Boards available Came  Simple-to-use document camera designed for on State ra K-12 educators  Notebook collaborative learning software Contract Vendor Information enables the capture of images and video projected onto a SMART Board interactive whiteboard  Control panel-Highly intuitive and easy to use  Automatic focus-Focus projected images with the press of a button  Automatic brightness control for varied lighting conditions  Optical and digital zoom for detailed close- ups  Removable presentation stage for comfortably writing over documents from anywhere in the room or to set up objects under the camera

 Rotatable camera for multiple viewing angles ELMO The ELMO TT-02S Teacher’s Tool is a great Price: TT-02S presentation aid for your classroom lessons or $692.10 office meetings. The high-resolution document Teach camera captures 3D objects and images on flat er's paper, so large groups of people can see smaller Tool visual aids. The curved camera arm rotates 180 Not available degrees and even adjusts to fit microscope on State heads for science classes. Switch to a PC image Contract display or project images to a TV monitor. This visual presenter is durable, lightweight and easy Vendor Information to carry around your school. Intuitive buttons and LEDs make it simple to operate. The removable stage tablet allows you to write comfortably, pass it around the class and display the information when you’re finished. Auto brightness control adjusts to the darkness of the room. ELMO’s HV-110u Visual Presenter weighs Price: ELMO HV- less than five pounds and folds up to A4 $648.00 110u size, so it’s perfect for on-the-go teachers. Not Visua Plus, it sets up in three quick, easy steps. available l Auto-focus means there’s no need to fuss on State Prese with buttons, and an LED provides uniform Contract nter lighting. This document camera projects clear, crisp images to your monitor or PC, and its SD card ready so you can store images for later use. Analog RGB input and output let you switch from presenter to PC Vendor Information with one touch of a button.

The document camera that I chose to purchase was the Elmo HV-110u Visual Presenter. Due to the fact that it will be used in a portable sense with so many teachers needing access to the technology; this camera was a good choice due to its weight and the ease to set up. The vendor that I chose to use was School Outfitters. This vendor offered the best price for the purchase. I chose not to buy the other cameras, in particular the SMART camera, due to the cost. The cameras all have similar functions and all will work with the SMART boards that are in each teacher’s classroom. The only option that the camera that I chose did not have is the removable tablet stage. This did not seem to be an essential use for our needs at this time. The teachers and faculty were interested in having a document camera to use during presentation of lessons or preparation of media lessons. The document cameras were not available through state contract. Priority Purchase #3: Graphing Calculators Item: Image: Description: Cost: TI 73 Graphics Calculator Teachers Pack- Blue color Price: This is a Teachers pack of 10 $65 TI 73 calculators, 3 guidebooks, classroom Graphics poster, transparency and unit to unit 6.97 link cables. Teacher Take a look at TI's next-generation Pack handheld designed especially for Not grades 6-8. The TI-73 Explorer joins available on our popular line of handheld technology, providing a larger screen State alternative for teachers who Contract feel limited by the two-line display of other fraction and scientific models. Vendor Information The TI-73 Explorer is completely compatible with existing TI-73 classroom accessories and related curricular materials for upper elementary through lower middle grades, from fractions through pre- algebra.

TI 73 Graphics Calculator Teachers Pack- Blue color Price: This is a Teachers pack of 10 TI 73 calculators, 3 guidebooks, classroom $69 poster, transparency and unit to unit 9.99 Graphics link cables. Take a look at TI's next-generation Teacher handheld designed especially for grades 6-8. The TI-73 Explorer joins Not Pack our popular line of handheld technology, providing a larger screen available on alternative for teachers who State feel limited by the two-line display of Contract other fraction and scientific models. Vendor Information The TI-73 Explorer is completely compatible with existing TI-73 classroom accessories and related curricular materials for upper elementary through lower middle grades, from fractions through pre- algebra.

TI 73 Graphics Calculator Teachers Pack- Blue color Price: This is a Teachers pack of 10 $70 TI 73 calculators, 3 guidebooks, classroom Graphics poster, transparency and unit to unit 7.99 link cables. Not Teacher Take a look at TI's next-generation available on handheld designed especially for State Pack grades 6-8. The TI-73 Explorer joins Contract our popular line of handheld technology, providing a larger screen Vendor Information alternative for teachers who feel limited by the two-line display of other fraction and scientific models. The TI-73 Explorer is completely compatible with existing TI-73 classroom accessories and related curricular materials for upper elementary through lower middle grades, from fractions through pre- algebra.

The last priority purchase is a teacher’s pack of graphing calculators. This calculator is specifically designed for middle school math needs. The school already has a set of graphing calculators and the presentation tools to present the information to the class. This purchase will be used to supplement the calculators that the school already has. There are only 15 calculators in the media center at this time, by purchasing 10 more a whole class will be able to participate in a graphing calculator lesson. The only calculators that I looked at to purchase were the TI-73, due to the fact that the calculators needed to be same style and brand to match the other set. I chose the vendor Keenzo due to the fact that they offered the lowest price for the same bundle as the other vendors. The math teachers were very cohesive in their recommendation for the purchase of the graphing calculators. Having students use this interactive tool allows them to take their conjectures on paper and see them realized after using the graphing calculators. This is essential for students in middle school because it allows them to take abstract concepts and turn them into concrete objects, graphs on the calculator. These are not available for purchase through state purchase.

Final Budget Analysis:

Item to be Vendor: Amount: Cost: purchased:

1. Classroom Gradware 1 classroom unit $1874.99 Response Unit www.gradware.com 2. Document School Outfitters 1 camera $648.00 Camera www.schooloutfitters.com 3. Graphing Keenzo 1 teacher set $656.97 Calculators www.keenzo.com

Tax Georgia Sales Tax $222.60 7% Shipping and $29.32 Handling (Estimate)

Total Cost $3431.88

The priority purchases that were chosen during this budget simulation were made from input from surveys completed by the staff and faculty. The school already has SMART boards in each classroom and most teachers have scanners in their classrooms or can access the scanner in the Media Center. There are also digital cameras available for use as well. The other purchase concerns noted in the survey were a poster maker and IPods. I chose to make the purchases that I did due to budget amount given and donating the full use of the funds to resources that will enhance teaching and lesson presentation.