About the COWs
NOTE: This page is work in progress.
The "computers on wheels" are laptop carts available for checkout to staff. There are currently three COWs available for checkout. To reserve a COW, read the checkout policies below then go to the equipment reservation page.
Checkout Policy
- Please reserve the COWs a day in advance before the school day ends.
- Please check the COWs out for whole days, not periods.
- Please do not move the COWs from room to room or remove them from the tech deparment (we deliver). The tech department needs to know where they are at all times!
Use Policy
- Please keep the COW carts locked unless they are being used.
- If you need the lock combination, please contact the tech department. Do not share the combination with anyone, especially students.
- Please count the number of computers before handing them out and after returning them to the cart to make sure none are missing.
- Please do not disassemble or change the arrengment of the carts and power chargers, and keep them neat.
- All computers in carts should be plugged in neatly so that they remain charged for the next user.
COW Specifications
| COW A | |
| Type of Computer | iBook |
| Number of Computers | 30 |
| Disk Drive | CD |
| Printer? | Yes |
| Applications | Cognitive Tutor, DVD Player, Firefox, Garage Band, GIMP, Geometer's Sketchpad, iDVD, iMovie, Inspiration, iWeb, Keynote, LoggerPro, Pages, Numbers, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, FreeHand, OpenOffice, OAKS, QuickTime, RealPlayer, Safari, VLC Media Player |
| COW B | |
| Type of Computer | iBook |
| Number of Computers | 15 |
| Disk Drive | CD |
| Printer? | No |
| Applications | Cognitive Tutor, DVD Player, Firefox, Garage Band, GIMP, Geometer's Sketchpad, iDVD, iMovie, Inspiration, iWeb, Keynote, LoggerPro, Pages, Numbers, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, FreeHand, OpenOffice, OAKS, QuickTime, RealPlayer, Safari, VLC Media Player, CoWriter & SOLO (one iBook labeled “CoWriter/SOLO”) |
| COW C | |
| Type of Computer | MacBook |
| Number of Computers | 28 |
| Disk Drive | CD-RW/DVD |
| Printer? | Yes |
| Applications | Cognitive Tutor, DVD Player, Firefox, Garage Band, GIMP, Geometer's Sketchpad, iDVD, iMovie, Inspiration, iWeb, Keynote, LoggerPro, Pages, Numbers, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, FreeHand, OpenOffice, OAKS, QuickTime, RealPlayer, Safari, VLC Media Player |
| COW D | |
| Type of Computer | MacBook |
| Number of Computers | 25 |
| Disk Drive | CD-RW/DVD-RW |
| Printer? | No |
| Applications | Cognitive Tutor, DVD Player, Firefox, Garage Band, GIMP, Geometer's Sketchpad, iDVD, iMovie, Inspiration, iWeb, Keynote, LoggerPro, Pages, Numbers, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, FreeHand, OpenOffice, OAKS, QuickTime, RealPlayer, Safari, VLC Media Player |
| COW E | |
| Type of Computer | MacBook |
| Number of Computers | 25 |
| Disk Drive | CD-RW/DVD-RW |
| Printer? | No |
| Applications | Cognitive Tutor, DVD Player, Firefox, Garage Band, GIMP, Geometer's Sketchpad, iDVD, iMovie, Inspiration, iWeb, Keynote, LoggerPro, Pages, Numbers, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, FreeHand, OpenOffice, OAKS, QuickTime, RealPlayer, Safari, VLC Media Player |
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