Business Technology Education Basic Equipment List
Multimedia Design Technology
(Optional Mac or PC lab.  See Web Design Services for PC Basic Equipment List)
1	 Macintosh file server*  (NOTE:  May use the school-wide server)

[A good video-editing turnkey workstation costs $2,500-15,000. A turnkey system is preferable to adding parts and memory to turn a computer.  Some turnkey systems have more than one hard drive.  The hard drive should be large to hold the video.]	
24	Macintosh G5 computers  (NOTE:  Number of student stations) 
	G5 Tower, 1.8 GHz, 512 MB, 17” Flat Panel, 160 GB HD, OS 10.3, CD-RW/DVD-R Superdrive, NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Ultra w/64 MB, external speakers, 10/100/1000 NIC, keyboard, mouse, headphones,  Antivirus software	
1	Macintosh G5 computers  (Teacher station) 
	G5 Tower, 1.8 GHz, 512 MB, 17” Flat Panel, 160 GB HD, OS 10.3, CD-RW/DVD-R Superdrive, NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Ultra w/64 MB, external speakers, 10/100/1000 NIC, keyboard, mouse, headphones,  Antivirus software	
1	Macintosh Powerbook G4 laptop
	1.5 GHz 512 MB, 17” TFT screen, 80 GB HD, OS 10.3,  CD-RW/DVD-R Superdrive, ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 128 MB, Built-in 802.11g & Bluetooth, Gig NIC, Firewire, USB,  carrying case, Antivirus software	
26	Application software licenses  (NOTE:  One license required per computer)
	Adobe Professional Suite or Macromedia Suite (including director), QuarkXPress
	Royalty free stock clip art library 	
1	Color scanner	
1	High demand B&W laser printer 	
1	Color laser printer capable of printing 11” x 17” paper	
2	High demand color inkjet printer capable of printing 11” x 17” paper	
4-6	Digital camera (one camera per 4 students)	
4-6	Digital video camera (one camera per 4 students)	
1	Computer projection device	
1	TV/VCR	
	Furniture:  
	24 student workstations
	1 teacher workstation
	1 mobile teacher workstation
	3 printer stations
	36 secretarial chairs
	1 teacher chair
	6 rectangular tables
	1 two-drawer legal file cabinet
	2 five-drawer lateral file cabinets	
	                Instructional materials:
	Web and graphic design media; employability skills media, software application media, software tutorials*