Information on the GLN Pilot Testing program will be updated throughout summer 2004. Please check this site periodically for updates.
Partners:
Cisco Systems, Inc.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education
EdgePoint Technology
University of Hawai‘i - PCATT
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Contacts:
Dallas Shiroma, dallas@hcc.hawaii.edu, (808) 847-9825
Mario Mediati, mario@hcc.hawaii.edu, (808) 845-9201
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Courses for Spring 2005:
The following courses are available for review:
Please contact Mario
Mediati for a username and password if your would like to review the material.
For course outlines click on the course above.
For
training on management system contact Dallas
Shiroma
Equipment Requirements:
To fully utilize the course materials, you will need:
- A lab with Internet access.
- A minimum of 1 computer per 3 students is required (more is preferred)
- Browser should be Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, or Netscape 6.0 or later
- Macromedia Flash Player and Shockwave Player plug-ins are also necessary to play the Flash materials imbedded in the curriculum
- The McGraw-Hill course materials will need a content engine to efficiently use the video instructor and streaming audio that comes with the McGraw-Hill materials.
Information regarding costs and availability of content engines can be obtained from
Cisco Systems, Inc.
500 Ala Moana Blvd, 4 Waterfront Plaza, Suite 400
Honolulu, HI 96813
The contacts are:
Kent Leong, (808) 540-1710
kleong@cisco.com for all public schools, Kamehameha, and University of Hawaii System.
Angela Kim, (808) 540-1714 - for all other schools.
Pilot Site Requirements:
To obtain data on the effectiveness of the course materials, each pilot site will agree:
- To do pre- and post- testing on the GLN classes as well as non-GLN classes. The pre and post tests will be provided by PCATT via the GLN.
- To provide data regarding the retention rates of students enrolled in GLN vs non-GLN math courses.
- To improve the materials, pilot site instructors in their roles as subject-matter experts will be asked to provide feedback on all instructional materials. The content authors will use this feedback to continually improve the course content.
Minimum Requirements for Classroom Computers:
| PC |
Macintosh |
| Operating System |
| Windows 2000 |
OS 9 or OS X |
| Processor |
| Pentium III running at 333 MHz or higher |
Power Mac† |
| 64 MB RAM |
64 MB RAM |
| Display 1024 × 768, Super VGA |
Display 1024 × 768, 256 Colors |
| Sound Card |
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| Mouse, Speakers or headphones |
Mouse, Speakers or headphones |
| Network |
| 128 kbps |
128 kbps |
| Internet Browser |
Netscape 6.0, or
Internet Explorer 5.5,
with Java, JavaScript, Cookies and Style Sheets enabled |
Netscape 6.0, or
Internet Explorer 5, or
Safari 1.0
with Java, JavaScript, Cookies and Style Sheets enabled |
| Plugins‡ |
Quicktime
Macromedia Shockwave
Macromedia Flash |
Quicktime
Macromedia Shockwave
Macromedia Flash |
†Mac OS X does not support the original PowerBook G3 or processor upgrade cards. Verify from Apple that your hardware is supported.
‡Available on the Web:
Quicktime: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
Shockwave Player: http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?.
Flash Player: http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer
Flash 6 is required for proper rendering of movies.
Please be sure you have the latest version of all three plugins.
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