Dream Media Arts Lab

Better classroom design around technology will also reduce distraction and allow students to focus on creation instead of consumption!

MOBILIZE & DIVERSIFY THE LAB!

http://prezi.com/bjmmmgc3aka5/a-digital-skills-continuum-differentiating-technology/?kw=view-bjmmmgc3aka5&rc=ref-1136060

• reduce friction in learning
• reduce friction in collaboration
• mobilize the furniture
• mobilize the technology
• mobilize the internet
• reduce habitual use of technology
• make passive FACEBOOK staring difficult
• make creative collaboration easy
• 1:1 does not mean a desktop each (this isn't 1984 & these aren't TVs!)

http://www.martela.com/In_English/Concepts/Inspiring_School

Designing access to the internet along 20th Century office design lines (desktops, students seated passively in front of them on static furniture) encourages passive media consumption. Better design choices will change these habits!

http://strawd0gs.blogspot.com/2011/10/digital-zombies.html

Funky Finnish Furniture

• wheeled for collaboration
• furniture for learning

Digital Rebel T3i Imaging Set

Olympus PEN System

Dream Media Arts Creation Centre

Macbook Air x10

Wall or desk mounted Brightlink

• multiple body options starting at the basic (and cheap) EP-1
• many lense options
• many adapter options
• advanced control
• spectacular video
• ~$5000 would outfit the class with 1 camera per group of 4

$10,000

Cameras that mean it

IT INFRASTRUCTURE

8 camera bodies w/ 18-55mm lenses and supporting lenses: ~$5000

for digital collaboration

prime

Long Lense

Macro lense

NETWORK

x2

A new mobilized/diversified techno-pedagogically sound media arts design centre

x2

10 21" imacs for video editing

• imacs hard wired with gigabit ethernet to file server
• maxed out memory (16Gb each)

8 ipads 16gb wifi

Powerful, resilient cameras that offer full manual control and many lense options

$3992

@$1000 each

... and also produce pro-quality video

$10,000

• airbooks connect to one of two wireless N networks
• 11.6" screen
• 64Gb hard drive
• 4Gb memory

• redundant wireless network with dual band wireless N transmission for mobile electronics
• gigabyte ethernet connections
• teacher adjustable internet access
• intelligent network switching based on productivity
• creative activity focused, passive media consumption negating!

• 16Gb wifi
• connect to one of two wireless N dedicated networks

Flying Still & Video Camera

out of the ordinary camera options!

imagine the sports shots we could get!

Extend student video and photo projects with a resilient adventure proof camera that gets unique, challenging shots

http://www.horizonhobby.com/products/ar-drone-quadricopter-orange-green-PTAPF720000

roof mounted

The

Numbers

all mobile tech tagged and charging at the end of each period using docks

natural and full spectrum lit table for macro photography & model video production

middle of room completely fluid

all tables and chairs on lockable wheels

$25,000

Apple bits:

$5000

Photo/Video:

$5,000

Other Tech:

file server, routers, misc networking, software

$9,000

Furniture:

Existing floor plan with radically revised seating plan

24 desks @ $200ea, 28 chairs @$150ea

total: ~ $41,000

greenscreen studio with wall

and floor greened, full spectrum

lighting on sides and roof

comparison

Need to make media arts active and stop access to internet meaning passive consumption (de-facebook zombifying)

Current, static, all desktop school lab with board imaged, MDG intentionally hobbled WindowsXP computers that barely do anything useful and offer students access to less than 1/10th the online space they would have on a free Google account (or 1/25th the space they currently have on UGcloud).

Inspired by the Martela Inspiring School

and preventing the passive Facebook/youtubing

that seems like evolved TV watching.

$1800/computer x 28 computers = $50,400

10 27" imacs for video editing/heavy media processing work

$10,000 more for a lab that does nothing useful using old Windows, broken browser (incorrectly installed Internet Explorer) and useless word processor (Wordperfect), and enocurages bad habits and causes IT headaches (server overload, constant maintenance by board IT, etc)

... and that includes mobile technology and ergonomic chairs and mobile desks that actually encourage collaboration

/table

projected collaborative

digital wall or table multiple access to editing and pre-screening

furniture usable on greenscreen doubles as brainstorming/media review area