GREEN will use e-mates and e-probes during the GREEN sessions at the
Institute. E-mates/probes are similar to Texas Instrument tool. The e-mate
is a sturdy Mac labtop to which probes are attached to conduct monitoring.
One interesting feature of the e-mate is its ability to do sophisticated
spreedsheets, pie charts, etc. without transfering data to another
computer. GREEN is working with the Concord Consortium and the Knowledge
Revolution to create new probes.
You are right in that it is wonderful to have the computer in the field!
Larry Price
GREEN
At 8:45 AM 5/13/97, Polumbo, Cecilia wrote:
>Hello Linda,
>
>Last year we investigated implementing the CBL system into our
>department and decided to go with the computer lab interphase probes
>from Vernier. We felt the CBL would be great for outdoor data
>coalation but had limits to probe usage. We wanted a system that
>could be used in all science courses and felt the computer interphase
>met all our needs with the exception of outdoor data collection.
>Thus, the outdoor work is done with a labtop computer or collected
>data is brought in and put into the computer in the classroom. It has
>worked out well and has limited the amount of lost or damaged
>equipment since we go outside in every kind of weather. ( If your
>budget is like ours; that's important!)
>
>
>
>Team #22
>
>
>Cecilia and Marianne
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Global Rivers Environmental Education Network
http://www.econet.apc.org/green/
(313) 761-8142
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Ann Arbor,MI 48104
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