The document provides guidelines for safely caring for and securing a netbook. It outlines best practices such as avoiding extreme temperatures, keeping the laptop dry and clean, using protective cases when transporting, and plugging power cords into surge protectors. It emphasizes the importance of common sense security measures like not leaving the laptop unattended, avoiding public access to screens, and protecting login credentials to prevent theft and information loss.

1. Care of Netbook
Student Device
Safety and Care Guidelines
JTHS 1:1 Initiative 2012-13

2. Basic Laptop Care
Do not leave your laptop in a car for
extended periods of time:
• Leaving the laptop in a car can expose
it to temperature stresses and to theft.
• Intense heat can warp the case or ruin
internal components

3. Basic Laptop Care
Operate at room temperature:
• Laptops will form condensation when changing
temperature, which can damage it if it is turned
on.
• Your laptop is also sensitive to extreme heat or
cold.
• Hot or cold weather can warp the case, ruin
components and damage batteries.

4. Basic Laptop Care
Keep your laptop out of areas where it may
get wet.
Place power cables where they can’t be
stepped on or tripped over.
• Avoid areas with a lot of dust or smoke: Both
dust and smoke can damage the laptop

5. Basic Laptop Care
Carry the laptop in the carrying case
when transporting and be sure to zip
up your bag.
A large number of laptops are damaged
by falling out of bags.
Handle the laptop with both hands.
Don’t place the laptop where it may
fall.

6. Basic Laptop Care
Don’t force a cord or card in or out of
your laptop.
Don’t leave your laptop unattended:
Theft rate for laptops is extremely high. Never handle
Make sure the laptop is in hibernate a laptop
mode or shut down before putting it in by the screen.
a carrying case, as it will overheat.
Refrain from eating or drinking near
your laptop.

7. Basic Laptop Care
Clean your laptop:
• Use only a soft, lint free cloth and if necessary, lightly
moisten only with water.
• Cleaners can damage the screen and other finishes.
• There are specific cleaners for laptop screens. These
are ok to use also.
• Remember to spray onto the cloth and not onto the
screen.

8. Basic Laptop Care
Don’t place heavy objects on top of or
squeeze the laptop into a tight bag.
Make sure all items are off of the keyboard
before closing the lid.
Use canned air to blow dust and dirt out of
keyboards.
Use alcohol on a cotton swab to clean keys.

9. This Stuff is Important!
Are you paying attention?!?!?

10. Basic Laptop Care
Using the Power Cord Plug into a surge protector
Plug the AC adapter into the Power surges and spikes in
wall first and then plug the power and modem lines are
other end into your laptop. a high cause of damage to
This prevents damage to the computers.
power circuitry.

11. Basic Laptop Care
Lock, log off, or shutdown
computers when unattended.

12. Basic Laptop Care
Place laptop on a flat hard surface:
• Laptops can overheat when air can not
circulate properly. Setting your laptop on
carpet, bedding, couches, etc. can cause it to
overheat.
• Never allow magnets to be on or near
computers or computer accessories: It can
be instant death for computers/accessories.

13. To Ensure availability of the internet for
instruction
• During instructional time:
- Do not stream background music.
- Do not use games unless associated with curriculum.
- Do not use non-instructional web based applications as a
reward.
- Refrain from downloading/uploading excessive amounts of
files or applications.

14. Security
You have your new laptop ready for action.
Whether typing up your reports, or surfing the web for research, all your
information to pass your classes is on your computer.

15. Security
What would you do if it suddenly
disappeared?

16. Security
The monetary value is only half of a theft,
trying to recreate all that information is the
hardest part.

17. Security
COMMON SENSE
• Security is NOT purely a technological issue.
• The most important part of information security is
to minimize human error.
• The laptop user can help by simply following a few
common sense solutions, such as the ones listed in
the next slide.

18. Security
Keep the Laptop Out of Sight
• Do not leave your laptop unattended for any reason. Not even for
"just for a minute."
• Do not leave your laptop in a car even if the car is locked.
• Do not let a friend borrow your laptop.
• Do not share hall lockers with anyone.
• The same tips apply for your power cord and other laptop
accessories.
• Always be aware of who is seeing your screen.