Each Smart Instructor’s setup includes many audio-visual and computer components designed to support a variety of technology related instructional methods. The SIWS has a ceiling mounted LCD projector that receives A-V and computer images from the station and projects them onto a large
screen in the front of the room. Wall or ceiling mounted speakers provide sound from all SIWS sources. A visual presenter (document camera) allows the user to project objects, documents, books, single 35mm slides or transparencies. A DVD-VHS combo deck or in some cases, just a VHS player, is connected to the projector so that videos can also be displayed. The VCR is interfaced with a Close Caption decoder for the hearing impaired. The computer components include a Dell LCD monitor or a Symposium LCD monitor and a CPU unit. Each computer has a DVD/CD ROM drive
and a standard 3/4” disk drive. A second computer input is provided for the connection of a laptop computer to the SIWS. There is either a smart control panel or a remote control provided to switch between AV inputs.