SCRIPPS COLLEGE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

FACT SHEET FOR BERKSHIRE CONFERENCE JUNE 2005

INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS:

Q. What do I need to bring if I am showing a presentation on a computer in a Smart

Classroom?

A. Put your PowerPoint presentation on a CD and be certain that it is viewable on both current

WindowsXP and Macintosh OSX platforms. Use common True Type fonts which are universal

to most computers, such as Arial, Helvetica, and Times New Roman. And try to keep the

presentation simple - see the Scripps PowerPoint guide for helpful tips, ÒCreating and Showing a

PowerPoint Presentation on the Scripps Campus.Ó

Most of the Scripps Smart Classrooms have data projectors connected to Dell computers with

Windows XP; DVD and International VCR players are also installed. However two of these

rooms, Steele 5 and Boone Recital Hall, have iMacs with OS X.3 operating system instead.

Equipment instructions are available in all classrooms, and Smart Classroom training will be

provided on the Thursday before the conference begins. Also, assistants will be on hand

during the conference if you have any problems operating the equipment.

You will be able to access the Internet on our Smart Classroom computers for web-based

presentations. If you plan to use a program that is not part of the Microsoft Office suite, please

contact the Scripps Audio/Visual office prior to the conference at 909-607-3193.

Q. Can I show a presentation on my own laptop?

A. Most laptops can be easily connected to the projectors in the Smart Classrooms with a VGA

cable available in the room, except for OM100 and Boone Recital Hall*. However, we strongly

recommend that you also put your presentation on a CD as backup, in the event your laptop

does not work on the system and you need to use the Scripps computer instead.

For best results, please set your laptop screen resolution to 1024 x 768 to match the projector

resolution.

*If you need to connect a laptop in OM100 or Boone, please contact the Scripps Audio/Visual

office the day prior to your presentation at 909-607-3193 to schedule the connection.

INFORMATION FOR ATTENDEES:

Q. Can I bring my laptop computer to the conference and connect to the Internet?

A. If you are residing in one of the Scripps dorm rooms, you can bring a Windows or Macintosh

laptop to the conference and access the Internet in your room. Your laptop must have a network

interface card (NIC), also called an Ethernet card, and a category 5 or 6 Ethernet cable, which

will allow you to connect to the Internet via the Scripps local network. Your Ethernet card must

be installed on the computer before you bring it to campus; Scripps staff will not be able to install

these for you.

In most cases, you will have immediate internet access once the cable is connected. Settings

from another type of connection may need to be changed before you have internet access. Our

Residential Network technicians will be able to assist you with dorm connections: please

contact Donna Rueff at ext. 77428; her office is in Frankel Hall Room 91.

Note that if you have an operating system older than Windows 2000 or Macintosh OS 9 that you

may have some problems accessing the Internet on our network.

Wireless computer access will not be available to conference attendees on campus.

Q. What else will I need to bring with my computer?

A. You should bring all of your computer cables and peripherals, especially your power cord, and

any extra batteries. It is recommended that you label all of your equipment, and keep your

laptop and peripherals in a case with a name tag. Scripps is not responsible for any lost or

stolen equipment.

Q. Do I need anti-virus and anti-spyware programs on my computer?

A. YES. To protect the Scripps network, we require that every computer connecting at Scripps

have active anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, and that they be kept current. If you will be

connecting to the Internet at Scripps, we request that you update these programs just prior to

attending the conference, and that you install all current Windows critical and security updates.

Q. Will there be computers available for me to check my email?

A. There will be computers available for conference attendees to check Internet email in the

Hospitality Room in the Malott Commons building. In addition, the college libraries have

computers which provide Internet access.

Attendees will not have access to MSOffice or any other program except Internet Explorer on

Scripps computers in the Hospitality room.

Q. What other resources will be available?

A. Printing and copying services will be available at The Copy Center of Honnold Library which is

across the street from Scripps College. And there will be a fax machine in the Registration

office.

For more information, please contact Scripps College:

Summer Conference Office: 909-621-8187

Information Technology: 909-607-3406

Audio/Visual Office: 909-607-3193