Needs+Assessment

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To begin the process of designing an effective learning space, we conducted a quick needs assessment with each of the stakeholders for the computer lab. The stakeholders we interviewed included the following groups of people: Through the interview process we collected the data and reviewed the overlying theme of what the stakeholders wanted to see in their computer lab and how we could satisfy their needs.
 * Administration
 * Teachers
 * Custodial Staff
 * Students
 * Technology Staff


 * ===**Stakeholders**=== || ===**Needs/Wants**=== ||
 * **Administration** || //**Storage/Security**//
 * Storage for laptop and doc cameras
 * Charging stations for slates and laptops ||
 * **Teachers** || //**Classroom/Lab Group Study Time**//
 * Ability to see all students' monitors
 * Easy access to each student location without furniture obstruction
 * Control of lights
 * Demonstration workstation (separate from teacher's) connected to projector or wall-mounted flat screen monitor
 * Allows screen sharing
 * Allows screen locking
 * Share student work with class
 * Share teacher
 * Share teacher's desktop with class
 * Take student polls and quizzes
 * Document camera, networked
 * Demonstrate keyboarding
 * Display projects
 * Networked wireless printers(color and B&W) and paper/toner station
 * Student responders
 * Wireless slates to control and interact with projected image
 * Classroom management software that allows for remote viewing and control of student desktops

Group Collaboration
 * Over-sized monitors on at least one workstation per group
 * Adjustable/swivel monitors for sharing work
 * USB capable monitors
 * Table top workspace

Test Taking
 * Privacy/obstructed view of other students' screens
 * Privacy screens

//**Multimedia Development**//
 * Private area for audio recordings
 * Headsets and microphones
 * Large screen monitor

//**Technology**//
 * Access points
 * Wireless standards
 * Projector or flat screen tv monitor
 * Screen
 * Doc camera
 * Demonstration workstation
 * AC power
 * Network drops
 * Printer
 * Cable TV
 * Interactive whiteboard
 * SMART table for primary grades
 * Student responders
 * Web Cams
 * Headphones
 * Classroom management software
 * Large student monitors for collaborating

//**Software**//
 * Databases/ district licensed
 * Encyclopedia
 * Online library catalog
 * Typing software
 * Math program
 * Reading comprehension program
 * Streaming videos
 * Interactive SMART software and student viewer
 * ePals membership
 * CALAXY blogs, wikis
 * Student email program
 * School blog student help desk
 * Word processing and presentation software
 * LANSchool classroom managment software

//**Storage/Security**//
 * Storage for laptop and doc cameras
 * Charging stations for slates and laptops ||
 * **Custodial Staff** || //**Furniture and Technology Tools**//
 * Under-mounted towers
 * Easily stacked and/or movable chairs
 * Carpet squares
 * Laptops/flat screen computers that are easy to clean around

//**Storage/Security**//
 * Storage for laptop and doc cameras
 * Charging stations for slates and laptops ||
 * **Students** || //**Classroom Instruction Time:**//
 * Ability to reach keyboards
 * Ability to see projection screen--unobstructed direct-line view, w/o having to turn chair or neck
 * Ability to follow along as teacher demonstrates mouse/keyboard movements
 * An area for pre-computing instruction without distraction of computer
 * Programs with desktop shortcuts for easy accessibility to websites or documents
 * Bookmark folder on desktop for easy access to pre-selected activities
 * Displayed examples of project outcomes
 * Posters with reminders of often used procedures (saving, printing)
 * Desk space for books or paper
 * Seating for universal access
 * Adjustable seating and monitors
 * Small form towers, under-mounted
 * Ages 5-13 and size differences for
 * Seating
 * Screen height
 * Desk height/adjustable chair
 * Headsets
 * Universal access
 * Workspace, not computer related
 * Whiteboards all over for collaborating and sharing ideas ||
 * **Technology Support Staff** || //**Technology Tools**//
 * Access points
 * Wireless standards
 * Projector or flat screen tv monitor
 * Screen
 * Doc camera
 * Demonstration workstation
 * AC power
 * Network drops
 * Printer
 * Cable TV
 * Interactive whiteboard
 * SMART table for primary grades
 * Student responders
 * Web Cams
 * Headphones
 * Classroom management software
 * Large student monitors for collaborating

//**Software**//
 * Databases/ district licensed
 * Encyclopedia
 * Online library catalog
 * Typing software
 * Math program
 * Reading comprehension program
 * Streaming videos
 * Interactive SMART software and student viewer
 * ePals membership
 * CALAXY blogs, wikis
 * Student email program
 * School blog student help desk
 * Word processing and presentation software
 * LANSchool classroom managment software

//**Storage/Security**//
 * Storage for laptop and doc cameras
 * Charging stations for slates and laptops ||


 * All the items below that are highlighted in green (most of them) I placed in this table (sometimes multiple times) with the stakeholder I believed they applied to. Feel free to add or move around any of them. -Grace

Considerations:** >
 * Functions
 * Classroom instruction
 * Student needs K-6
 * ability to reach keyboards
 * ability to see projection screen--unobstructed direct-line view, w/o having to turn chair or neck
 * ability to follow along as teacher demonstrates mouse/keyboard movements
 * an area for pre-computing instruction without distraction of computer
 * Programs with desktop shortcuts for easy accessibility to websites or documents
 * Bookmark folder on desktop for easy access to pre-selected activities
 * displayed examples of project outcomes
 * Posters with reminders of often used procedures (saving, printing)
 * Desk space for books or paper
 * seating for universal access
 * adjustable seating and monitors
 * Small form towers, undermounted
 * Teacher needs
 * Ability to see all students' monitors
 * Easy access to each student location without furniture obstruction
 * Control of lights
 * demonstration workstation (separate from teacher's) connected to projector or wall-mounted flat screen monitor
 * Classroom management software that allows for remote viewing and control of student desktops
 * allows screen sharing
 * allows screen locking
 * share student work with class
 * share teacher
 * share teacher's desktop with class
 * take student polls and quizzes
 * Document camera, networked
 * demonstrate keyboarding
 * display projects
 * Networked wireless printers(color and B&W) and paper/toner station
 * Student responders
 * Wireless slates to control and interact with projected image
 * group collaboration
 * Oversized monitors on at least one workstation per group
 * Adjustable/swivel monitors for sharing work
 * USB capable monitors
 * Table top workspace
 * test taking
 * privacy/obstructed view of other students' screens
 * privacy screens
 * individual work
 * storage/security
 * storage for laptop and doc cameras
 * charging stations for slates and laptops
 * multi-media development
 * Private area for audio recordings
 * Headsets and microphones
 * Large screen monitor
 * screen sharing
 * screen sharing
 * Users- allow for
 * Ages 5-13 and size differences for
 * seating
 * screen height
 * desk height/adjustable chair
 * headsets
 * universal access
 * Workspace, not computer related
 * Whiteboards all over for collaborating and sharing ideas
 * Technology
 * access points
 * wireless standards
 * projector or flat screen tv monitor
 * screen
 * doc camera
 * demonstration workstation
 * AC power
 * network drops
 * printer
 * cable tv
 * interactive whiteboard
 * SMART table for primary grades
 * Student responders
 * Web Cams
 * Headphones
 * Classroom management software
 * Large student monitors for collaborating
 * Lighting
 * for monitor viewing
 * for instruction
 * for screen viewing
 * Software
 * Databases/ district licensed
 * encyclopedia
 * Online library catalog
 * typing software
 * math program
 * reading comprehension program
 * Streaming videos
 * Interactive SMART software and student viewer
 * ePals membership
 * CALAXY blogs, wikis
 * Student email program
 * School blog student help desk
 * Word processing and presentation software
 * LANSchool classroom managment software

Resources
 * considerations for design
 * Interactive Wall
 * Computer Lab Planning