This document provides instructions for logging onto a school's computer network. It explains that students will be given a username based on their name and year, and will need to choose a password with a capital letter, number, and symbol. It also states that students must agree to the network policies and rules before they can access their home folder on the school server and use shared printers. The document guides students through logging on, changing their password, and reviewing the simplified rules before practicing logging on and off multiple times.

1. Logging On

2. Starter Activity: The Strongest Password
Here are four passwords. Which one is the
strongest? why?
1.united
2.henry123
3.A3zY$x4r
4.secret
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3. In this lesson you will learn how to use the
computers in school. You will log onto the schools
network, and agree to the policies that outline the
rules and users responsibilities of computer use.
Lesson
Objectives
 Understand what an IT network is
 Successfully log onto the schools IT network
 Be able to explain the rules and user responsibilities
 Be able to change your network password
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4. Computer Network
•A computer network is lots of computers, called
workstations, connected to one (or several)
powerful computers called servers
•All of your work will be saved in your home folder
which is actually on the server – this means you can
access your work from any computer in school
•A network also allows lots of computers to use
the same printer
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5. Task 1: Logging On
To access the school network you will need to have
a username and a password. You will also need to
agree to some rules, but more on this later.
•Your username will start with 13 as this is the year
you started at Cardinal Allen
•This will be followed with your surname
•Finally it will end with the first letter of your first
name
e.g. Simon Burton would have the login 13burtons
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6. Passwords
•You will shortly receive a print out with a
temporary password on. You will be required to
change your password at log on.
•Your password must be 8 characters in length and
include a CAPITAL letter, a NUMBER and a SYMBOL
such as !£@?
•
Butterfly1! Football5? Chicken9£
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7. Task 2: Policies
•In order to use the schools IT facilities you will
need you to agree to a set of rules
•If you break the rules you may be stopped from
using the facilities
•Once you have accepted the rules your computer
should log on to the desktop
•A simplified set of rules is displayed in every room
that has computers
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8. Plenary: Log On and Off
Practise logging on and logging off. You should do
this at least 3 times.
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9. Keywords
 Understand what an IT network is
 Successfully log onto the schools IT network
 Be able to explain the rules and user responsibilities
 Be able to change your network password
Objectives
 Workstation
 Network
 Server
 Policy
 Password
 Rules
 Log on
 Log off
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
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10. Keywords
 Understand what an IT network is
 Successfully log onto the schools IT network
 Be able to explain the rules and user responsibilities
 Be able to change your network password
Objectives
 Workstation
 Network
 Server
 Policy
 Password
 Rules
 Log on
 Log off




Logging On