Year 7 laptop orientation

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Year 7 2015
Technology Orientation

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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

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Label all items
 Laptop
 External hard drive
 Carry bag
 Mouse
 Earpods
 USB stick

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Use your laptop carry bag

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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.

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Using your laptop
Every Night:
Recharge your laptop battery
Backup your personal data

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Using your laptop
Do not record anything on
devices in class or on School
grounds or excursions,
unless your teacher gives
specific permission.

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Using your laptop
Use the Internet in an
appropriate manner.
Report inappropriate
websites to teachers.

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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!

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What kind of digital footprint are you
leaving?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P_gj3oRn8s

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Using your laptop
Protect personal information
and data by keeping
passwords secure.

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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.

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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.

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Using your laptop
Your Homedrive (H) can only be
accessed by you and ICT Services.

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Using your laptop
Every Night:
Recharge your laptop battery
Backup your personal data

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Year 7 2015
Technology Orientation

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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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Part B
Specific features of your laptop

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Getting help with your laptop
ICT Services Help Desk
Library Staff
iLearn – CLL Technology Orientation
Atomic Learning
https://ilearn.kings.edu.au/homepage/5263/

21. + Getting started with the desktop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEQ8u3LViDU

22. + Working with files and folders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tpOoRKWjeI

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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.

24. + Using the dock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFklhDNQ644

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Using your laptop
Finding files and applications:
Finder
Spotlight
Launchpad
Dock

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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

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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!