Considerations

Intended Use

• Instruction
• Drop-in lab
• Tutorial lab
• Collaborative (students move into groups to work together)

Hardware

• Floor mounted, desktop, laptop, other
• Large screens
• Instructor station

Network software

• Waterloo Polaris, NT server, etc.
• ClassNet, or other

Networks

• UTP drops for fixed stations
• Drops for student laptops, other

Electrical requirements

Furniture

• Tables, chairs
• Coat racks
• Special needs? (e.g., wheelchair accessible desks)
• Some Links:
• SMED, a company reselling office furniture and the raised floor. <http://www.smednet.com/pages/products.htm>
• SMARTdesks, a company specializing in computer desks, etc. <http://www.smartdesks.com/>
• A pod design from LUI Corp. <http://www.luicorp.com/mentor.html.

Physical Environment

• Carpet/tile
• Lighting (non-glare, dimming, other)
• Air flow

Floor Plan Layout

• Fixed
• Alternates
• Some Links:
• Cablefloor, a false floor for cable management <http://www.cablefloor.com/>

Instructional options

• Instructor station
• ClassNet, other
• Data projector
• "Console" outfitted for extras
• document projector
• VCR