{"589391":{"#nid":"589391","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Collaborative Technology Comes to Clough Auditoriums","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECatchbox, like the name implies, is a soft square box that contains a wireless microphone. Catchbox is used for audience engagement in classrooms without the need for a standalone microphone. In fact, if you saw the SGA candidates\u0026rsquo; debate on Tuesday, March 7, you witnessed the first use of the Catchbox on Tech\u0026rsquo;s campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing Catchbox takes away the need for students to get out of their seat to communicate to their teacher and fellow Yellow Jackets. With Catchbox, the microphone comes to you with just a toss. \u0026ldquo;Our intent in purchasing Catchbox is to increase audience participation and collaboration among students and faculty,\u0026rdquo; says Charlie Wright, IT Support Professional Manager with the Office of Information Technology\u0026rsquo;s Audio Visual (AV) Services. \u0026ldquo;We hope to set up two Catchboxes in each Clough auditorium, and provide it to other large auditorium-style spaces on campus.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile attending a conference for Audio Visual services, Wright saw Catchbox in use and knew it would benefit Tech.\u0026nbsp; \u0026ldquo;For example, time constraints put restrictions on how long the presenter has to take audience questions, with much of this time used to getting a microphone to the audience or asking for a line to form behind a microphone stand. Catchbox solves this problem because it is a throwable microphone and therefore actively engages the audience.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo bring Catchbox to campus, AV Services had to find a vendor willing to offer it, and then seek approval from Georgia Tech Licensing to place the Tech branding on the Catchbox. This included adding the Tech colors and name, plus the Campanile. Lia Namirr, Client Support Specialist with AV Services, oversaw the process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce the microphone arrived, it was tested to ensure compatibility with the Clough Auditorium technology and then it was released to the Clough Auditorium classes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the future, AV Services plans to dedicate two Catchboxes to each Clough Auditorium. The tool is just one of the projects the AV Services team is working on rolling out to improve the classroom experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you wish to reserve Catchbox for an event in Clough Commons, please visit the Clough Commons event page \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.clough.gatech.edu\/events.html\u0022\u003Ewww.clough.gatech.edu\/events.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on reserving or purchasing Catchbox for your classroom, contact Lia Namir at Lia@oit.gatech.edu.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPortions of this article appeared in the March 10 issue of the Technique.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat\u0026#39;s the latest technology for classroom participations? Throw a box!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"What\u0027s the latest technology for classroom participations? Throw a box!"}],"uid":"28082","created_gmt":"2017-03-28 16:15:54","changed_gmt":"2017-03-29 14:33:06","author":"Lorrie Burroughs","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"589390":{"id":"589390","type":"image","title":"Catchbox held by Lia Namir and Charlie Wright","body":null,"created":"1490715978","gmt_created":"2017-03-28 15:46:18","changed":"1490715978","gmt_changed":"2017-03-28 15:46:18","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224560","name":"CatchboxCharlieLia.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CatchboxCharlieLia.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CatchboxCharlieLia.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":62862,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/CatchboxCharlieLia.jpg?itok=BpscT3Ik"}}},"media_ids":["589390"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/nique.net\/life\/2017\/03\/10\/tech-introduces-throwable-microphone\/","title":"Tech Introduces Throwable Microphone"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.oit.gatech.edu","title":"Office of Information Technology"}],"groups":[{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"174291","name":"OIT"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"173883","name":"catchbox"},{"id":"9299","name":"Office of Information Technology"},{"id":"173885","name":"classrooms"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mailto:lorrie.burroughs@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELorrie Burroughs\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOffice of Information Technology (OIT)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}