KLASS+LAB

We are building our new KLASS (virtual science lab) Firing Room number 3, at Fort Caroline Middle School. Ms. Kassees, our principal, has given us a dedicated room for the lab. (pictures will come shortly). We hope to have the lab up and running before school starts in mid August 2008. I'm listing a wish list of items we need before we can open. Please remember that the State of Florida has made giant cuts in the education budget. Our new STEM lab (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) we are reallly a ST&M lab, is being created completely from donations from teachers and the comunity. We have already received many items from the NAVY at Mayport NS, MARCO Industries,NASA and its affilates. I'm listing our wish list so you will know what help we need and if possible particpate in this great program.

As we prepare for the 2008-2009 school year please check out this link the the Virtual lab http://fcmsvirtuallab.wikispaces.com/ this is the beginning of the year long program we plan to use.

I have a shortage of operating systems need licenses or computer disk for this || 11 provide by the NAVY ||
 * ~ Items needed ||~ Provided by ||
 * 24+ port cat 5 switch ||  ||
 * 25+ computers- must have XP, DVD/CD player and 2 gig+ processor, 1 gig ram,
 * 25+ flat screen monitors (we have limited electric) 15in or larger ||  ||
 * large subwoofer for audio ||  ||
 * Cat 5 wire 10 - 20 30 50 ft 7to 10 of each ||  ||
 * Computer head phones with mic 25+ needed ||  ||
 * rolling stools need 25+ || 15 provided by MARCO Industries ||
 * 256 /512/1gig ram pc 2100/2700 for p-4 computers have 11 desktop /towers computers that need to have at least 1 gig of ram to run the KLASS software ||  ||
 * Digital document camera || Comp - u-trac ||
 * digital communicastion pad with easy teach software || Comp-u-trac ||
 * speakers for our surround sound system ||  ||
 * ~ Services Needed ||~ Provided by ||
 * Help writing new problems for the simulator this is all in code but it is open source ||  ||
 * networking help ||  ||
 * teacher control of student computers (is this possible) ||  ||
 * Business and Comunity and Club partners ||  ||