This document is a budget worksheet for laboratory equipment for an advanced dual view microscope lab. It includes the costs and sources for a dual view microscope, prepared microscope slides, additional slides, and a microscope LCD viewing screen and digital camera. The narrative explains that the equipment was chosen to allow two students to share one microscope to reduce costs, use pre-made slides that can be reused each year to further reduce laboratory expenses, and have a camera to demonstrate parts of slides for students. It also discusses how technology is an important part of students' education as they enter the digital world and how teachers must stay knowledgeable about advances so classrooms remain technologically sound.

1. Brice M. Horton, III
EDN 303
Budget Worksheet
Advanced Dual View Lab
Microscope – Super Contrast
Objectives 40X, 100X, 400X,
1000X with 10X eye piece
Equipment Cost Standard
Dual View Microscope $1,339.90 http://www.microscope-depot.com/seriesAdualview.asp
6a: Understand and Use Technology Systems
Qty 2 6d: Transfer current knowledge of learning of new technologies
Celestron 44410 $182.30 http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-44410-Prepared-Microscope-25-
Piece/dp/B000Q74GV6/ref=sr_1_2?
Prepared Microscope ie=UTF8&qid=1330027006&sr=8-2
Slides (25-Piece Set) 1c: Use models and simulations to explore complex systems
Qty 10 3d: Process data and report results
Cole-Palmer Brand Slides; $195.00 http://www.coleparmer.com/Category/Slides_and_Cover_Glasses
one gross (144 slides) Qty 4c: Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make
informed decisions
QTY 5 6d: Transfer current knowledge of learning of new techologies
Celestron Microscope $279.95 http://www.optcorp.com/ProductList.aspx?uid=94-98
6a: Understand and use technology systems
LCD Viewing Screen & 5b: Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports
Digital Camera collaboration, learning, and productivity

2. Brice M. Horton, III
Narrative
EDN 303
Technology and the use of technology in today’s classrooms is likely the most important part of
student’s education as they enter our digital world as adults. Throughout time technology has
continued to advance. There are many examples of this such as the horse and buggy being replaced by
the automobile or encyclopedias being replaced by the internet. As technology continues to advance
older technologies, such as Atari video games, have fallen to the wayside.
I have chosen some laboratory equipment for my budget worksheet for several reasons. The dual scope
microscopes will allow two students to use the same equipment thereby only one scope would be
needed for two students. In today’s tough budget crisis that schools are going through this would be
logical as it provides advanced equipment that can be shared. I also chose to purchase pre-made
microscope slides to help reduce the costs of purchasing plant and animal tissues and these same slides
can be used year after year thus reducing laboratory costs while still providing students with excellent
condition slides. I also chose to purchase the microscope camera so that I, as an instructor, can point
out important parts of the slides that the students will need to focus on at their own lab tables.
Teachers must stay up to date and knowledgeable about today’s technology advances so that our
schools and classrooms remain technologically sound and for the proper education of the students.
Student’s in today’s world have grown up with technology and continue to reach higher in their learning
by using this technology. It is not unusual that some students may be more technologically advanced
than the teacher. I was witness to one example in a computer class at Brunswick Community College
when the instructor would often reach out to a certain student to help the class reach our project goals