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Work Based Learning: DMA Project

Wireless Lab

About the Wireless Lab

The idea for the wireless lab was originally conceived of by Dr. Roe Darnell, former President of Cerro Coso. The concept was to create a mobile lab that would enable Cerro Coso to offer courses in the outlying regions of our service area, or to communities that would otherwise not have access to the technology. The lab was to be small enough to fit in the trunk of a car to be easily transported to the distant locations.

The goal in designing the lab was for it to be inexpensive, easily transported, durable, and easy to use. The result was a portable lab, made up of 16 laptops, for under $35,000 that can be easily duplicated by other organizations. This lab can be used for multiple disciplines as the powerful laptops have the capacity to deliver a wide range of software and technology, from business software to high end graphics software.

Disciplines such as Administration of Justice and English can also utilize this lab. The wireless lab has proven to be a very powerful and effective tool in offer education to otherwise disadvantaged communities. Our Child Development Center has also made the investment in wireless technology and built their own wireless lab as part of the Child Development Distant Learning project. 
 

A Day in the Life of the Wireless Lab

Wireless LabThe video here is a video illustration of a day in the life of the wireless lab. The video introduces the various components of the lab, as well as has an entertaining look into the life of the wireless lab. Click on the link below to download and then play the video:
A Day In the Life [Real Player - 11 MB] 

 

The Technology

The wireless lab is made up 16 laptops and a variety of peripherals. Here are the general specs for our wireless lab:

Wireless Lab Equipment

 

  • Instructor Laptop (1)
    • Gateway Solo 5300xl
    • Pentium 3 800MHz
    • 30GB Hard Drive
    • 256 Mb Ram
    • PS/2 Mouse
    • Windows 2000
    • Cisco Systems 340 Series RF Card
       
  • Student Laptop (15)
    • Gateway Solo 1150b CL
    • Celeron 550
    • 6 GB Hard Drive
    • 128 MB Ram
    • 2 Button USB Mouse
    • Windows ME
    • Cisco Systems RF Card
    • Targus Black Notepac
       
  • Peripherals
    • Iomega Zip 250 USB
    • Microtek ScanMaker 3600 Scanner USB
    • Epson Stylus Color 777 Inkjet Printer USB
    • Cisco Systems 340 Series RF 11MB/s Access Point
    • 2.2 DBI Dipole Antennas
    • Sharp XG-NV2U Color Projector
    • 5 Six-Outlet Power Strips
    • Retractable screen for projection

 

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