CLASSROOM AND COMPUTER CONFIGURATIONS

The EnterTech Project combines interactive multimedia instruction with individualized tracking, monitoring and reporting features enabled by a web-based E-Learning system. Your classroom must have multimedia-capable computers and adequate Internet access to support this dynamic, vivid experiential learning environment.

Therefore, it’s important to ensure that each computer in your classroom meets the minimum system requirements and has the proper software configuration.

To ensure proper setup, follow the directions and step-through installation process at the EnterTech installation page, at http://www.entertech.utexas.edu/install.html.

You may require approval or assistance from your Network Systems Administrator or other technical staff at your site. But the process is very simple when using the EnterTech installation instruction page.

In addition to the computers and Internet access, you will want to supply each student with an individual headphone set. With many students simultaneously playing multimedia, the cacophony of sounds can be disruptive to the overall learning experience. With proper headphones, students can engage in the computer simulations and also be able to interact with each other and the instructor as necessary.

Your classroom also should have workspace available for the teaming activities. You may need to reconfigure chairs to accommodate group meetings, or you may choose to use a different classroom. But before class begins, have a plan in mind of how students move from online activities to offline activities, including group and individual work.