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Year 7 2015

Technology Orientation

+What are we doing today?

Welcome!

Thursday Periods 5 and 6 - Using your laptop

Part A – Introducing the basics

Part B – Specific features of your Mac laptop

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Introducing the Basics

+Label all items

Laptop

External hard drive

Carry bag

Mouse

Earpods

USB stick

+Use your laptop carry bag

+Your Laptop is

Your Responsibility

Take active responsibility for the management, care and safety of your laptop.

Lock your laptop away at recess/lunchtime/before and after school.

Remove your laptop from your school bag if the bag is going to be left unattended.

Treat all school bags with respect. They may have an expensive laptop in them!

Keep all food and drink away from your laptop to avoid accidental damage.

+Using your laptop

Every Night:

Recharge your laptop battery

Backup your personal data

+Using your laptop

Do not record anything on

devices in class or on School

grounds or excursions,

unless your teacher gives

specific permission.

+Using your laptop

Use the Internet in an

appropriate manner.

Report inappropriate

websites to teachers.

+Using your laptop

Ensure that online information

does not bring you or your

School into disrepute.

This is your electronic or digital

footprint – others can see

where you have been!

+What kind of digital footprint are you

leaving?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P_gj3oRn8s

+Using your laptop

Protect personal information

and data by keeping

passwords secure.

+Using your laptop

Your network login password

Must be at least 6 characters.

Easy for you to remember but not easy to guess.

Change your password if you suspect someone else knows it.

You will be reminded to change your password every 3 months.

+Using your laptop

File storage is for schoolwork, not

games, music, movies, etc.

ICT Services will delete and restrict

access and file storage to 100mb in

the first instance, and then to 50mb

for a repeated offence.

+Using your laptop

Your Homedrive (H) can only be

accessed by you and ICT Services.

+Using your laptop

Every Night:

Recharge your laptop battery

Backup your personal data

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Year 7 2015

Technology Orientation

+What are we doing today?

Welcome!

Thursday Periods 5 and 6 - Using your laptop

Part A – Introducing the basics

Part B – Specific features of your Mac laptop

+Part B

Specific features of your laptop

+Getting help with your laptop

ICT Services Help Desk

Library Staff

iLearn – CLL Technology Orientation

Atomic Learning

https://ilearn.kings.edu.au/homepage/5263/

+ Getting started with the desktop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEQ8u3LViDU

+ Working with files and folders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tpOoRKWjeI

+Using your laptop

Turn on your laptop

Log on

Add Subject folders to your Home

Drive - one for each subject.

Always save your work to the

correct folder.

+ Using the dock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFklhDNQ644

+Using your laptop

Finding files and applications:

Finder

Spotlight

Launchpad

Dock

+Using your laptop

To enable screen locking:

Use Spotlight to find Keychain

Access

Keychain Access Preferences

Tick: Show keychain access in menu

bar

You can lock your screen at will

+Using your laptop

Backing Up:

Set up Time Machine and all your

data will be saved each night to your

external hard drive.

Save at school and at home to avoid

losing your hard work!