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This space features a button on the new podium that allows for easy source switching between the main PC, and laptops. Facing the students is a large white board on which an Epson interactive projector can display. Along the left and right walls, are four 55' TVs that display the feed coming from the podium. There is an extra 5th screen up at the front of the room by the white board. On the far wall of the room is an AVer camera. Mounted in the ceiling is a Shure Tile microphone array, making this room fully Zoom capable. 

Classroom technology

Additional Screens

Some of our classrooms have additional TV screens on the side or at the back of the room. Many times there is a camera near the additional screens. With this arrangement, if there are remote students joining the class, they can be seen on the back TVs. When the professor looks at that screen, the relative position of the camera makes the remote student feel like the professor is looking at them.

Additional screens

AVer TR530 PTZ Camera

The AVer TR530 PTZ camera is USB connected to the classroom PC for use in video conferencing applications such as Zoom. The camera has pan, tilt, and zoom capability which are controlled with a touch panel or a remote. They do have a simple tracking feature that can be enabled or disabled.

  • To enable tracking, the touch panel might have a button to toggle the tracking feature, but you can also use the button on the remote.
  • Blue light on the front indicates the camera is powered on.
  • An Orange light indicates the camera is off.
  • How to turn it off and on again
AVer TR530 PTZ Camera

Epson Interactive Projector (Brightlink 1485fi)

Some of our short throw Epson projectors are touch capable. A short-throw projectors is one that is installed directly above the whiteboard. The short throw projectors that have a white casing are the interactive models that allow for touch interaction with the Built-in PC.

  • The interactive projectors allow have pens, but also allow for using a finger.
  • The projector's whiteboard feature can be used without a computer
  • There are two pens with each projector. Each pen can be assigned a different color. Pressing the side button when using the pen at the whiteboard will bring up a menu for selecting a new color or pen style.
  • There are two modes:
    • Annotation: Use the pens of fingers to draw on top of the image.
    • PC Control: Turns the projector into a touchscreen for the Built-In PC in the podium. Just touch instead of using the mouse.
Epson Interactive Projector
Epson Pen

New Podiums

With Schlessman Family Hall, the CATS team has been able to start constructing our own modern podiums using the QSYS AV system. The newest podiums come in two sizes:

  • Honor's Podium
  • Deluxe Podium

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Shure Ceiling Tile and Linear Bar Microphones

These microphones are an array of multiple mics to pick up all the voices in the room. These microphones are connected to the Built-in PC for use in video conferencing software such as Zoom.

  • Green Light - the mic is powered on and should be available.
  • Blinking lights - the mic is having an issue
  • No lights - power or the mic is dead.
Shure Ceiling Tile Microphone
Shure Linear Bar Microhpone