Transcript Out-of-the Box - Harpeth Hall School

Out-of-the Box
Agenda
Welcome
Parents and girls together – 30 min.
Students to classroom – parents stay
Out of the Box Documentation
• On Plaidnet –
www.harpethhall.org/podium/
• Go to Laptop Information
• Click on OOB Documents
Responsibility
• Responsible Use Policy
• Security on and off campus
– After school
• Care of machine
– AC adapter
– Battery – see user’s guide
– Screen
– Pen tether
• Parent/student dialog
• Sign Responsible Use Policy
Avoid Stress Injuries
Care of laptop at home
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Store in case
Never flat on floor
Charge nightly for school the next day
Siblings loading software
Damage by heat and cold of car
Common causes of damage:
– Stepping on it
– Falling off bed
– Spills
Unsupported Software
• What and why
– You are responsible for software you load
– School supports school-owned software
– Conflicts with freeware and shareware
• Sign agreement
Backing up at home
• HH students use Dropbox to back up school
work
• Student is responsible for backing up
personal items and providing adequate space
for them.
• No control over what is backed up and what
is not if there is too much.
• Additional free space for inviting others who
install Dropbox.
The Bear Cave
• The Bear Cave
– Summer hours
• Tuesday and Thursday mornings
• 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. or by appointment
• June and July
– Regular hours during school year – 7:30 a.m. –
3:30 p.m.
• Loaner laptops
• Staff
– Ms. Betty
– Mr. Karns
– Mr. Dover
Cases
• Protection
• OK to personalize case with parent
permission
• NO writing, stickers, nail polish on
tablet itself, especially keys or screen.
• Warranty
Summer Class
• Required for new rising 9th – 12th
graders
• Covers e-mail, network access, backing
up, printing, Moodle, Dropbox, software
review
• Necessity for good keyboarding
Future Expenses
• No software or loaner pool fees –
included in tuition
• Anything that shows evidence of
extreme neglect or abuse
• Lost laptop, AC adapter, pen, tether
• Battery replacement depends on care
Students
• Follow Dr. Wert and Ms. Blaine to classroom
• Learn about your laptop!
Classroom assignments
Green Classroom
Yellow Classroom
TN Consumer Use Tax
• No sales tax included in purchase
• Download form or file online
School-owned Software
• Office 2010 and future upgrades
• Virus and spyware protection (works at
home too.)
• Inspiration
• Timeliner
• Discipline-specific titles
• Sign school licensing agreement
YOU own Windows 7.
Service
• Bear Cave – we prefer that you use our
service
• Send to Lenovo
• Use only Lenovo-certified technicians to
maintain warranty
Registration
• Already filed by Virtucom and Lenovo
• Listed under Harpeth Hall
Accident Protection
ThinkPad Protection
– No fault accidental damage (not fire, theft,
loss, cosmetic damage, earthquakes,
floods, intentional) – no deductible, no
limit – expires when warranty expires
– Covers damage from drops, breaks,
electrical surge, liquid spills, damage to
screen, broken ac adapter
Insurance
Homeowners
– Deductible
– Separate listing
Supervision at Home
• Internet access – strongly encouraged
• Filtering on campus
• Digital Citizenship: Jennifer Adams –
[email protected]
Optional
• No school access to network at home
• Can access email if you have Internet
access
• Wireless at home
For further information • Contact list online
• Ann Webb, Allen, Julie, and Justin work
throughout summer
• I can be reached through email
Plaidnet Home
http://www.harpethhall.org/podium/