About the 21st Century Classrooms

The College of Education, as part of a technological university, continues to demonstrate a genuine commitment to integrate technology its many undergraduate and graduate programs. The College determined that the best way to prepare students for such teaching excellence was through a major computer lab and production facility, supported by six twenty-first century classrooms spread throughout the College of Education.

Through the great generosity of an education alumna, the College is now preparing prospective teachers in the Horace M. Jeffers Twenty First Century Production and Teaching Laboratories, a state-of-the-art center for technology and media production. These labs include the following equipment:

Teaching Lab (Bartoo 106)

• 22 G5 iMac PowerPC's (OS X.4.5)
  • 1.8 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, 160GB Hard Drives, Superdrive
  • Software Applications include: Microsoft Office 2004 SP2, Appleworks, iLife '06, iWork '06, Graphic Converter, Inspiration, Kidspiration, Adobe CS 2, Macromedia MX 2004.
  • 22 Wacom Intuos Tablets
• HP LJ 5000 Laser Printer
• Teacher Station G5 iMac PowerPC (OS X.4.5)
• 2.0 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, 250GB Hard Drives, Superdrive
• Software Applications include: Microsoft Office 2004 SP2, Appleworks, iLife '06, iWork '06, Graphic Converter, Inspiration, Kidspiration, Symantech AntiVirus, Adobe CS 2, Macromedia MX 2004.
• iSight Camera
• Externl Zip Drive
• 15-in-1 Media Reader
• Wacom Intuos Tablet
• Canon LiDE 30 Scanner
• Visual Presenter
• Data Video Projector

Production Lab (Bartoo 102)

• 10 G4 PowerMac's (OS X.4.5)
  • 1.4 GHz, 512MB of RAM, 120GB Hard Drives, Superdrive
  • Software Applications include: Microsoft Office 2004 SP2, Appleworks, iLife '06, iWork '06, Graphic Converter, Inspiration, Kidspiration, Adobe CS 2, Macromedia MX 2004, CanoScan Toolbox.
  • 15" Apple Studio Displays
  • Cannon liDE 30 USB Scanner
• HP LaserJet 4000N
• 77" Smart Board with Airliner Tablet
  

The College is also proud of the six Horace M. Jeffers 21st Century Multimedia Classrooms. These classrooms are located in the following six buildings and program areas throughout the College of Education:

• Bartoo 312 Supporting early childhood, elementary, and secondary education
• Farr 102
  Supporting early childhood, elementary, and secondary education
• Memorial Gym 107
  Supporting Health and Physical Education programs
• Matthews-Daniels 144
  Supporting special education, programs for young children, and psychology
• Bryan Fine Arts 305
  Supporting Music
• Bryan Fine Arts 253
  Supporting Art

  Joint funding of the Jeffers-Davis Endowment and Technology Access Fees have also provided additional Instructional Technology Classrooms and/or wireless mobile carts for instructional use in the following locations:

• Farr 201
• Farr 203
• Farr 305
• Bartoo 108
• Bartoo 302
• Memorial Gym 114
• Memorial Gym 125
• Matthews-Daniels 208

  The LRC provides wireless mobile carts with iBooks for student use, as well as laser printing, digital cameras, and other peripherals.

  The commitment to an increasingly technologically integrated environment for effective learning is evident in significant course content and curricular revision. Faculty model the most current applications of effective use of technology through classroom demonstrations and course content that challenge and guide students in gaining efficient skills in instructional applications of technology. The unit's support for the Twenty-First Century Classroom, Laboratory, and Production Facility approach to teacher education and the changes made in technology requirements for licensure programs at Tech are additional indications of this commitment.

  The College continues to be excited about the significant impact the labs and 21st Century Classrooms have already had and will continue to have on P-12 instruction throughout the state of Tennessee, and especially on education in the Upper Cumberland region served by Tennessee Tech. Students now graduate who are thoroughly prepared to use all of the Twenty-First Century Classrooms established in P-12 schools throughout the state. Graduates can take a lead in these schools, insuring that students benefit fully from available technology and are prepared for a technologically changing job market.

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