School Media Center Budget

Simulation

Kimberly Exley
FRIT 7132
Fall, 2008
Dr. Repman
 Introduction and Item List

As my school’s media specialist, I have received $3500.00 to purchase new

technology to support classroom instruction and the school library media program.
I’m very excited and can’t wait to share with you the plans that the faculty, students,
nd I have made for expanding the ways in which we are able to utilize technology. I think you will find
that we have devised a plan that will make a little go a long way toward reaching a couple of
technological goals for our school.
The following is a prioritized list of technology items for purchase with these funds:
1. Digital Camcorders

2. Wireless Microphones

3. Pull-down, ceiling-mounted projector

screen

4. Interactive whiteboards

5. Digital cameras

6. Digital scanner
 Item Recommendations

tized item would fill a specific technological need at ECHS. The following brief narrative explains each of t

. 1 – Podcasting Several teachers have expressed a desire to incorporate podcasting into their classroom
wever, our school currently does not have the technology to support this. The first three items on the priori
mcorders, the microphones, and the pull-down screens are essential elements to creating and viewing succes

. 2 – Presentations The media center currently has space for meetings and presentations but lacks technolo
technology during such collaboration. I believe that almost all of the items on the list could be utilized in cr
esentations with the ceiling mounted screen and interactive whiteboard being particularly useful. These ar
our current media specialist said she would most like to have added to the media center. This area, with its n
y could be used for faculty conferences/presentations as well as class assignments and student-led presentati

. 3 – Digital Photography/Scanning Both media specialist and teachers expressed a desire to have digital ca
rs could check out for classroom use. Teachers sometimes like to simply capture classroom moments for bu
ays or yearbook pages. Occasionally a classroom project may entail a multimedia component.
anner is also desired for scanning prints and other documents in the media center.

s and wishes expressed above were generated through surveys of students, teachers, and our school’s curre
pecialists.
 Purchase Specifications
Item Picture Description Vendor #1 Vendor #2 State
And Price And Price Contract
Availability
Super SteadyShot image http://www.broadwayp http://www.techondigit Not Available
Sony Handycam stabilization, 2.7" touch panel hoto.com al.com/product.asp?
and Super NightShot Plus. It's productid=DCRDVD6
DCR-DVD610 DVD $280.00
also compatible with
Camcorder w/ Microsoft Windows 2000 10p://www.techondigm
40x Optical Zoom Professional, XP Home, XP
Professional and Vista.
$215.00

Easy-to-use USB condenser http://pro- http://www.amazon.co Not Available

microphone that captures
Blue Snowball audio.musiciansfriend.c m
unheard-of detail whether
USB Microphone you're recording a band in a om $87.00
professional studio or an $99.99
acoustic guitar in your living
room. The Snowball mic is
ideal for podcasting as well.

Quartet Electric Image not Electric Wall or http://www.discountoff http://www.shoplet.co Projection screens are
Ceiling Mount
Wall or Ceiling available icesupplies.com m available for purchase
Projection Screen,
Mount Projection 70 x70, Matte White $958.56 $680.55 via state contract.
Screen - Screen 3-Positions However, this only
QRT770S (Controlled With In-
Line Wall Switch)
includes wall-mounted,
manually operated
screens.
IW77 By utilizing a PC or Mac http://www.cdw.com http://www.futurepowe Yes – available due to
and a projector, the power
INTERACTIVE $998.99 rpc.com the 21st century
of this teaching tool will
WHITEBOARD- increase students' $889.41 classroom initiative
77IN DIAG attention and retention.
74X48X2 Wired, USB, stylus
INCHES included.
 Purchase Specifications
(continued)
Item Picture Description Vendor #1 Vendor #2 State
And Price And Price Contract
Availability

Sony Cybershot •Carl Zeiss 4x http://amazon.co http://accessories.u Not available

optical zoom lens;
DSCW 120/B 7.2 m s.dell.com
Dynamic Range
MP Digital Camera Optimization $151.40 $149.99
(black) •Face Detection;
Smart Zoom feature
•HDTV
compatibility; HD
slide show with
music
•15 MB internal
memory; capture
images to Memory
Stick Duo/Pro Duo
media

Quickly scan http://h10010.w http://www.super Not available

office documents ww1.hp.com/ warehouse.com
and images up to
15 ppm and 6 ipm
$499.99 $445.99
HP Scanjet
N6310 Save time on
common tasks by
Document
creating quick and
Flatbed Scanner easy scan-to
shortcuts

Preview, edit,
rotate, crop and
resize photos
using the HP
capture software
 Purchase Recommendations
Due to prices and validity of online vendors, I have decided to purchase the new
technology for our school from each of the vendors labeled Vendor #2 in the purchase
specifications table on the two previous slides.
The final budget summary appears in the table below.
Item Quantity/Price Total

Sony Handycam    
*There is a budget balance of
Camcorder 3 / $215.00 $645.00 approximately $128.00. This money
  could be used to purchase accessory
Blue Snowball     items such as batteries, cables, or
USB Microphone 3 / $87.00 $261.00 cartridges for the scanner, camcorders,
  or digital cameras.
Electric Wall or Ceiling     *This budget did not consider items for
Mount Projection Screen 1 / $680.55 $680.55 classrooms such as LED projectors, handheld
  smartboards, and interactive whiteboards
Interactive 1 / $889.41 $889.41 because our school recently received funds
Whiteboard   from a 21st century classroom grant, which
  allowed many of our teachers to have these
Sony Cybershot 7.2 Mp     items installed in their rooms. We are
Digital Camera 3 / $149.99 $449.97
  steadily acquiring new technology and are
becoming a 21st century “smart school.”
HP Scanjet Flatbed    
Scanner 1 / $445.99 $445.99
 

Total: $3,371.92