1a.+Project+Proposal

**__1. Team Project Proposal__** __ **[Due 10/27]** **:toc**__

Submit a team proposal (only one team member per team should submit the proposal), save the file in PDF, and upload it using the [|Dropbox] by Oct. 27. Type a 1-page proposal (one for the entire team) that includes the following information.

**//Names of each member//** //of the team (no less than 3, no more than 4 members)// Daniel M., Sarah B., Joshua H.

**//Contact information//** //(home and work phone numbers, additional email address in case CMail goes down) for each member of the team (to ensure that your team members can reach you)//

Daniel Mendes
Ph.: +(CC) 78 529-6002 CC is country code (South Africa 27) Work: + (CC) 11 4641505 Skype: mendesd77 Email: dmendesATaisj-jhb.com or travellingteacherATgmail.com (I purposely put AT because of email spam - you should do the same.)

Sarah B
Ph.: 540-336-5997 Work: 202-879-9627 Skype: sarahbean917 Email: sbeanATgwmail.gwu.edu or sbeanATcpb.org

Joshua H.
Ph.: Work: Skype: Email:

//Brief description of how you plan on dividing up responsibilities with timelines specified (e.g., who will do what and by what date)//
 * Proposal Deadline**:
 * Everyone contributes to the brainstorm by Saturday Oct 24th
 * Everyone reads and votes on the best idea by Sunday Oct 25th
 * People sign up for work to be done by Monday Oct 26th
 * Daniel will collect all information in this wiki and submit it by Tuesday Oct 27th
 * What else? Too long of a process?

 //Brief description of the targeted audience/organization for which you will develop a plan for designing or upgrading a lab.// //Description of Target audience//

Brainstorm

 * Daniel** - First of all, you will not offend me if you don't like these ideas below. I'm pretty easy going and if your work is non-school related, I would love to get some other type of experience.

Here are my ideas:
 * 1) Upgrade my school's library infrastructure - we could look at best practice for libraries around the world and see what we could do. We currently have 25 PC computers and I thought we could look into thin clients and increase the tech in the library. We can talk about upgrading the library's software to Destiny (which we are doing in the near future) and how that will change the way students will research information.
 * 2) Expand my school's elementary computer lab - we currently only have one 20-pc lab for 400 students.
 * 3) We have a space in


 * Sarah** - Hi guys, I posted this yesterday in the discussion area. I don't work in a school setting, so my ideas are a little more abstract for now.

For our project, I was thinking about how many educational institutions have begun laptop programs, or require that all students have their own laptops. With basic computer needs already met by students' own machines, computer labs have to evolve in order to stay relevant. A few examples that have come up on the discussion boards in class are computer labs with special software for art students or music students. I think it might be fun to design a lab for students with specialized needs such as this. Another option might be to upgrade an existing lab, which may have been created back before everyone had his or her own computer, and helping it evolve to stay relevant.

This might work well with Daniel's idea about the space in the Arts center.


 * Joshua -**

Discussion of Ideas - Sunday October 25th, 2009
Daniel - Sarah, thanks for sharing your ideas. I do like your idea of evolving the computer lab and what that might be like. Let's combine the idea with my Arts Center and let's see if we can make this work. A quick synopsis looks like this:

The Arts center at the American International School of Johannesburg houses four subjects (Art, Industrial Arts, Band, Choir) in which there is a functioning computer lab but no real vision for that area. AISJ has adopted a laptop program, and requires that all students have their own laptops. With basic computer needs already met by students' own machines, this computer lab would benefit the students if the lab evolve into a specialized center that catered to art, industrial arts, band and choir students.

Sarah -

This sounds great. I'm looking at the web site for the American International School of Johannesburg and there is a lot of information about curricular standards and philosophies surrounding art, industrial arts, band, and choir. Because it's essential to link technology purchases to educational objectives, this kind of information will be essential to deciding what to put in the lab. Will this lab be used by elementary, middle, and high school students? Or just middle or high school?

The other thing that's going to be interesting about this to me is the fact that the school is in South Africa, so there will be different resources available to upgrade the lab than there might be in the United States. In our class discussions, the international students in the class have brought up over and over the differences in computer resources available in different countries. For this reason, Daniel, I think it may make the most sense for you to tackle the budget aspect of this project. I'm happy to tackle the rationale, and I'd like to also work on the floor plan. I'm also happy to share tasks if that works well for you guys.

Daniel, can you take photos of the space and let us know what type of computers and other technology equipment are currently there? We can see what's worth salvaging and what needs to be totally replaced.

Responsibilities  **__2. Final Project__** __**[Due 12/08]**__ **__:__** The final plan must include the following components ||= (Daniel - I will provide the history for the school and the building itself - age, materials used, purpose of the building, anything else?) Sarah - I can work on aligning the curricular standards with ideas for lab hardware and software. I can also write up the justification for our approach (an expansion of what Daniel has written above). ||= (Daniel - October 30th) Sarah - November 8 ||=  || ||= (Daniel - I will talk to local suppliers after we have discussed what items we would like to have in this lab. Every year, our school ships a container from the US with items we can not find here so that is not a problem.) ||= (Daniel - November 20th) ||=  || ||= (Daniel - I will provide the group with the current state and how we expect to connect to the rest of the network) ||= (Daniel - October 30th) ||=  || ||= (Daniel - I will provide pictures of the space) Sarah - I'd like to collaborate with someone on this part of the project, since I think it goes well with the floor plan task. ||= (Daniel - October 30th) Sarah and Teammate? - November 20 ||=  || ||= (Anyone good at Google Sketchup or better? Again, I will provide you with pictures as well as specifics about power, network, etc.) Sarah - I'm pretty good with Microsoft Publisher, so I think I could tackle this part. ||= (Daniel - October 30th) Sarah - November 25 ||=  ||
 * ~ Responsibility ||~ Who ||~ Deadline ||~ Completed on: ||
 * < Rationale for construction/upgrade of the facility to include: * Description of the intended use
 * Basic instructional goals for the lab
 * Justification for choosing this approach in designing the system
 * < Budget - P rovides the estimated * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Street price of the hardware systems chosen
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cost of the type of network cabling to be used
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rationale for choosing the configuration selected with plausible estimates
 * < <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Network * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Specify the type of network cabling to be used and estimate cost (in the budget)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Describe how the computers in this facility will be connected to the remainder of the building, and then to the Internet. Do not include these systems in the plan, just provide the network wiring access path
 * < <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Facility specifications * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Minimum of twenty computer stations
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An Ethernet computer network that connects all computers and peripherals within the room
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Room size to be a minimum of 900 square feet
 * < <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Floor Plan that clearly shows the location of all * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Furniture and computer hardware (to scale)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Power connections
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wiring closets and indicate their contents
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Network wiring access locations and wiring plan
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Total power demand for the computer systems (do not include the air conditioners or other non-technology related items)
 * <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">This project is designed to promote **leadership, team building, and learning**. A technology leader should be able to utilize the skills of his or her professional community to gather the necessary information and expertise to complete the project. In this project, students are expected to work in groups of three to four. Naturally, the larger the group the higher the expectations for the quality of work. Projects will be evaluated on an individual basis and we recognize that the level of technical expertise available will not be the same for all students. Realize that the instructors have all been-there-done that and recognize the significance of these projects. We also realize the problems that can arise from working as a group, at a distance. If this happens, notify your section leader **immediately**. Remember: the "L" in ETL is for Leadership! Submit the team final project (only one final project submitted by one member per team), save the file in PDF, and upload it using the [|Dropbox.] ||
 * <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">This project is designed to promote **leadership, team building, and learning**. A technology leader should be able to utilize the skills of his or her professional community to gather the necessary information and expertise to complete the project. In this project, students are expected to work in groups of three to four. Naturally, the larger the group the higher the expectations for the quality of work. Projects will be evaluated on an individual basis and we recognize that the level of technical expertise available will not be the same for all students. Realize that the instructors have all been-there-done that and recognize the significance of these projects. We also realize the problems that can arise from working as a group, at a distance. If this happens, notify your section leader **immediately**. Remember: the "L" in ETL is for Leadership! Submit the team final project (only one final project submitted by one member per team), save the file in PDF, and upload it using the [|Dropbox.] ||