--- Forwarded Message from "Detiveaux, Georges J" <[log in to unmask]> --- >Subject: RE: #8502 Sign Language LAb setup >Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:45:05 -0500 >In-Reply-To: A<[log in to unmask]> >Thread-Topic: #8502 Sign Language LAb setup >Thread-Index: Acd4Vo5D4wkA87LKSqGsUeeq7CdzaAD3YYxw >From: "Detiveaux, Georges J" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" <[log in to unmask]> Hi there, We have a 25-station Sony/SANS Virtuoso Major Lab with the ASL plug that was just installed for use beginning this semester. After a little tweaking (mostly adjustments to Windows configurations, memory allocation, memory upgrading, and a more realistically sized network switch), the system works just fine. Just after the vendor initially installed the product, we were having problems with lots of error messages and were pretty much unable to do many of things for which we bought it, but since then, mostly thanks to the efforts of our SANS sales rep / technician (who has always been available with instant solutions & immediate troubleshooting), we are now able to perform all of the tasks our students and instructors want to do (pairing, intercom, recording a video... or audio... response while listening to audio... or watching a video... stimulus, etc.). I guess those kinds of problems are part and parcel with a new setup of a fairly new product. My suggestions for anyone considering addressing ASL needs would be to be sure to have the fastest, most up-to-date student stations and networking capabilities you can possibly get (our computers are only three years old and needed memory upgrades), make sure that your campus I.T. folks are aware of the kinds of tasks the equipment will enable (the network switch requirements especially): I suspect that had our computers been brand new, right-out-of the box and had our networking capabilities been up to snuff we wouldn't have encountered many of the initial difficulties (my folks think the system requirements are just me crying wolf!). Finally, make sure that you're not just getting webcams, but high quality NTSC-type cameras that can produce nice video (and not grainy, slow web-type video) without having the user back up too far away from the station in order to have a decent sign space (which is what our users had to put up with before we got the SANS ASL lab). Hope this helps... Georges Detiveaux Language Lab Coordinator / Lead French Faculty [log in to unmask] Cy-Fair College, LRNC-212A 9191 Barker Cypress Road Cypress, TX 77433 http://faculty.nhmccd.edu/gdetiveaux phone 281.290.5975 fax 281.290.5282 "Die Grenzen meiner Sprache bedeuten die Grenzen meiner Welt." (L. Wittgenstein, Tractatus logico-philosophicus) -----Original Message----- From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of LLTI-Editor Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 9:18 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: #8502 Sign Language LAb setup Hi, do we have any American Sign Language people on this list who can help. The communications department is looking for a 20 place computer based lab set up to teach ASL. They have seen the Sanoko 300 from Tandberg and heard about the Sony ASL set up. Seems the real problem maybe the video part. Any reactions, suggestions - on this list or in private are greatly appreciated. Wolfgang Wolfgang E. Adolph Associate_In Fac. Coord. for Computer Issues Department of Mod. Lang. & Linguistics - DIF 316 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 (850) 644-8192 (850) 644-0524 fax [log in to unmask] http://www.fsu.edu/~modlang/ *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************