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>From: "Fahey, John K." <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "'LLTI-Editor '" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: #6921 microphone extension boxes?
>Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:25:26 -0700


 We are using the "ONE TOUCH MULTIMEDIA SELECTION SWITCH" that we purchased
from http://www.cyberguys.com/ for about $9. We have had them for several
months now and they are holding up well so far. They have three plugs, one
for headphones, one for a microphone, and another for an external speaker
options. We have them fixed on the tables where students can plug in a
microphone or a headset.

John Fahey
Liberal Arts Center of Instruction Technology
University of Texas at El Paso
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Subject: #6921 microphone extension boxes?

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>Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 11:42:54 -0400
>From: "Donna Apgar" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: microphone extension boxes?

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Maybe someone out there can help us....

Central Piedmont Comm. College has 6 campuses now, all with
"drop in"  language lab services....We are seriously considering having
students bring in their own headsets...selling them at the bookstore and
possibly even packaging a lightweight model with the texts.   We think
this will be more sanitary, less costly and more practical for us.
I know this is done at Seneca College in Canada and perhaps in several
other Labs?    Seneca ordered their computers with the extension boxes
preinstalled.   We did not do this so need to figure out where to
purchase (or how to create) extension boxes for headset plug-in in the
front of the computer so that students are not crawling around the back
to plug in.

Our IT department has not found a dealer for this type of thing....but
might put something together that would work.....Does anyone out there
have any experience with creating or locating such a device?
Thanks for your suggestions....



Donna Apgar
Interim Director of Language Learning Technologies
Central Piedmont Community College
PO Box 35009
Charlotte, NC  28235-5009
704-330-6167
fax: 704-330-6130
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Website:  http://www.cpcc.edu/langlab