MEDIA STATIONS
Media Stations are located in nearly one hundred general-use classrooms and about fifteen conference rooms throughout campus. Media Stations are outfitted with an assortment of technology including: DVD/VHS/CD combination players, laptop connections (both video and audio), controls for classroom video projector and speaker units, and microphones (in lecture halls). There is no cost for use of the Media Station, and the Media Stations all work the same way so once you know one system you know them all.
Laptops can be connected to Media
Stations with 15-pin VGA cables installed in each room. Adaptors may be necessary for some computers, particularly Macs. Stereo mini-plug cables for audio from laptops or MP3 players are also installed.
Laptops can be connected to the internet, via ethernet or wireless connections. Ethernet cables are installed alongside the other cables, which are generally located in the front of the room either on the podium or under the Media Station. Instructors using campus internet for the first time need to set up an account with Academic Computing Services before their class. Here is a link directly to the ACS form.
In lecture halls, wired microphones are located in the front of the room, and wireless microphones are located inside the Media Station. Extra batteries for the wireless microphones are also available in the Media Station.
Overhead projectors are installed in all classrooms with Media Stations. Extra bulbs are stored inside overhead projector units and instructions for changing the bulbs are located on the projector.
If you are using a Media Station for the first time please visit the following pages for more information:
Media Station Directions
Media Station Video Tutorials
Click here to download the Media Station Quick Start PDF Guide
Email us to request a quick training session with a tech: mediaservices@ucsd.edu
For information on which rooms have Media Stations and other classroom details,
please visit classroom details. (Also accessible directly from the Media Services page, left column.)
CLASSROOM SUPPORT
If you need assistance with Media Stations and classroom technology at any point during your class, call our Help Desk 534.5784 and we will send a technician to help. There is no charge for this service in general-use classrooms.
If you need technical support or assistance in a department managed space, the Media Center can help, but your department will be charged. Please visit the following page for pricing:
Technical Support Pricing
Media Station Combinations
Media Stations installed in general-use classrooms are locked during spring and winter break beginning the first day after finals week, and are unlocked prior to the start of instruction the following quarter. Media Stations are locked for the duration of the summer after spring quarter. Combinations to open Media Stations are granted to summer session instructors and orientation coordinators. To obtain a combination go to the "Orders and Recharges" link above and log-in. Then click on the link "Media Station Combination Request for Summer Sessions" and fill out the form.