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Known Issues with the Equipment

Last update: April 5, 2012 by JoEllen Childers

Please report all equipment issues in any manner convenient to you which may include phone with numbers posted at front of each room, or, call to Law Help Desk (54)2-0895, or, emailing us, < lawhelp@listserv.uga.edu >.

Issues:

• Room F:  screen now works as expected; temporarily one must use the wall panel screen control button
• Room K:  microphone not currently operational (trying to schedule campus tech support to repair)
  

Recent Fixes (posted for at least a week)

• Room B:  room lights now work as expected

Equipment Availability and Functionality

All eleven "lettered" law classrooms, ABCDEFGHIJ & K, provide touch panel control of equipment. Functionality includes: projecting the screen of the Internet-connected, dedicated computer in each room plus use of a PowerPoint remote, laptops may be projected similarly, full audio is also available; a 3D overhead projector (AKA, document camera, ELMO); DVD and VHS projection, University Cablevision; and, there's a clip-on, wireless microphone in all but the small rooms (DEHI).  All rooms have a laser pointer. Wireless internet access is widely available to the law school community via one's UGA MyID.

Laptop projection including full audio in any multimedia classroom does NOT require a key.  Users with a Macintosh laptop will need a to-VGA adapter. JoEllen Childers keeps some loaner Mac laptop adapters in her office.

For equipment demonstrations, questions or cabinet access (5H3 key), contact the Law Help Desk Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (706)-(54)2-0895 or Law Computing Services Instructional Support Specialist, JoEllen Childers, joellen@uga.edu, (54)2-9120.

Conference organizers or other presenters need to contact the Law Help Desk, lawhelp@listserv.uga.edu or (706)-(54)2-0895, at least two business days prior to a given presentation. Non-UGA visitors may have w-less access if event organizers contact the UGA Help Desk, (706) (54)2-3106, at least 48 hours prior to the event.

Portable equipment may be available within law school facilities for spaces without a multimedia cabinet.  This equipment must be reserved (TV with VCR, digital camcorder with tripod, traditional overhead projector, or portable projector for projecting a laptop).

Anyone within the Law School community may request use of classroom(s).

The Cheeley Room provides Internet as well as University Cablevision, DVD and VHS projection via a 60' plasma screen. The room's dedicated PC includes standard programs and internet, multiple USB ports and a CD drive; screen and equipment projection choices made via wall-mounted touch panel.

The Walker Room provides wireless network access, a traditional podium with a single microphone (amp and volume control in cabinet; please note: it is very important that this cabinet NOT be moved). The Walker Room also features a wall-mounted electric screen.  A rolling cart allows for projection of a laptop or a DVD disc and there is wireless audio from components in the cart.

Rooms A&B are equipped for "overflow," permitting people in one of the rooms to see and hear what is happening in the other room. So, the cabinets include a cassette tape player, a hand-held "club" wireless mic and a camera at back of each room with basic scene-selection controls available from the touch screen.

Multimedia Developments

The Walker Room renovation added electric screen, rolling cart for projecting laptop, DVD/VCR with wireless (or, wired) audio. UGA PAWS wireless access was added in 2009.

Fall 2009 law school joined the UGA campuswide wireless network, PAWS.

Summer 2008 work in the Hatton-Lovejoy Courtroom microphones and network connections were added to the judges' bench and the new advocates lectern has a wired mic that can be mounted to the top. There is also a clip-on wireless mic that feeds into the room's audio system (see Robin Jennings or JoEllen Childers). 

Cheeley Room equipment easier to operate via new wall-mounted touch panel installed in Dec 2007.

Rooms CDE and GHI were renovated during summer 2006 and were ready for use first day of classes, fall term, Aug 15th.  Users will find same equipment functionality as before with the addition of touch control of room lighting. 

During the summer of 2002, the former law auditorium was completely transformed into two classroom spaces (Rooms A & B).  Also, the entire environ of Rooms F & J was renovated.

Law School's own wireless network created about 2001. Initially available in two primary reading rooms of law library and most classrooms.

Our initial installation of multimedia to Rooms CFGJ was complete by Fall 1998.  Extension of multimedia functionality to all standard classrooms was begun in early 2002.  Major improvements included addtion of touch screen control of equipment and greatly enhanced image projection.  In summer 2006 the physical environment of Rooms CDE and GHI was greatly improved and the functionality of the instructional technology equipment in those rooms was upgraded though the only difference obvious to users may be touch control of room lighting.