The AUC has established as part of its resources two 'Classrooms In A Box' for use by the AUC and its member Universities in areas such as training, conferences, workshops and classroom type events.
Contents
CIAB #1 consists of:
- 15 x MacBook Pro's (15", 2.2GHz, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, SuperDrive, Bluetooth, Airport Extreme)
- 1 x Airport Extreme Base Station (with modem)
- 2 x 8 Point Power Boards
- Associated Power Cables and Adapters
CIAB #2 consists of:
- 15 x MacBook Pro's (15", 2.16GHz, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD, SuperDrive, Bluetooth, Airport Extreme)
- 1 x Airport Extreme Base Station (with modem)
- 2 x 8 Point Power Boards
- Associated Power Cables and Adapters
The laptops have the following standard AUC software image installed which includes:
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (with latest updates and patches as available)
- iLife 08 (iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb and GarageBand)
- iWork 08 (Pages, Keynote & Numbers)
- Microsoft Office 2004 (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
- Xcode 3 Development Environment
Packaging
Each CIAB consists of 2 large cases holding the 15 PowerBooks or MacBook Pro's, an Airport Base Station, power boards and cables. The cases are water and airtight and can be shipped via courier to anywhere in Australia. Note that the cases are too heavy (over 32kg) for taking as luggage on aircraft.
The case on the left contains 8 laptops, a power board and power cables. The case on the right contains 7 laptops, Airport Base Station, power board and power cables.
Each case has carry handles as well as built-in wheels and an extendable handle making is easy to move around and transport. Locking clips keep the case closed.
Usage
The AUC has exclusive and first use rights on the CIAB equipment for its own use and activites (eg. AUC training events, conferences, etc). AUC member Universities can request to borrow the CIAB equipment at any time the AUC is not using it.
Note that only the local AUC Representative or AUDF Coordinator can formally request the loan of the CIAB equipment through the AUC Programs Manager. Please download, complete, sign and return by fax a copy of the loan agreement to (02) 4221 4614
CIAB_Loan_Agreement.pdf
Transport costs for the 2 cases must be bourne by the borrowing University. The University is responsible for any loss or damage to the equipment whilst in their care. The Loan Agreement form must be signed by an officer of the University authorised to sign such agreements.
