Instructions for Mobile Classroom Users
The earlier you contact me the more likely you are to acquire a mobile classroom at the date and time you request. To schedule a mobile classroom, please email me at diana.collins@uas.alaska.edu or call 796-6116 (please do not contact the students in the computer lab). If I don't respond to your request within one business day, please contact the help desk by phone at 796-6400 or email at helpdesk@uas.alaska.edu.
To reserve the mobile classroom I need the following information.
- Date for delivery
- Mobile classroom delivery and pick up time
- Room number
- Instructor's name
- Department and course name/number
- Contact telephone number
- Dual batteries are the default, but you can reserve CD-ROM drives if you ask for them in advance.
Delivery and Access
- The laptops will be delivered to the classroom at the time you request (+ or - 5 minutes). Someone needs to be in the classroom to accept responsibility for the laptops.
- The laptops will be available for students to pull out and place on their desk.
- The laptops will be configured with dual batteries to prevent power failure during class.
- If your students need to save files, they should save them in the UASHome Docs folder or use a USB flash drive.
Pick Up
- If class adjourns early, please send a student to the Computer Lab or call the helpdesk at 796-6400 for pick up. Please do not leave the laptops unsupervised.
- Students can put the laptops back on the cart or leave them on the desk for the computer consultant to pick up.
- Since battery power is the primary power supply, it's important to have the laptops ready for pick up at the scheduled pick up time.
Log on/off
- Generally, it will take about 5 minutes for a laptop to be moved from the cart, started, logged onto, and have an application running.
- Loging off will take approximately five minutes because students need to save their work and/or email or print work for instructors.
Laptop Problems
If a problem occurs with a laptop during the class, we need documentation. This includes:
- Identify the machine and/or the tools used (i.e. CD-ROM drives)
- Identify the program and what the user was doing when the problem occurred
- Identify battery (if battery life fails)
CD-ROM Drives (best done before laptop is turned on)
- To insert a CD-ROM module, lift laptop, slide lever right, and slide battery out. Insert CD-ROM module.
- To remove CD-ROM module and insert battery, double click on ‘Unplug or Eject Hardware' icon located in the task bar (lower, right corner). Highlight floppy/zip option and click Stop, click OK, then OK. Remove CD-ROM module. Insert battery.