Laptop Tour & Reminders….

What logon option do you choose? Docked/Undocked – you select this when you are either on the docking station or connect via a cable to a network port. Wireless – Once you ensure that your antennae is out, you select this to work away from the dock or a network connection. This will allow you to connect to your y:drive and access network and internet connections. Stand Alone – This is the option that you choose when you are working at home or anywhere that wireless within the building is unavailable. Files saved to your “My Documents” folder will be resynched the next connection to the YCSD network.

The Productivity Folder Double click the productivity folder to see the programs available to you---Office, Grade Quick, etc. Nero – CD burning software TV, VCR and DVD programs are in this folder. Program for doing grades. InkNote Manager lets you use the writing pad on the i-station. What you write, appears on the screen. Remember to use the special pen

Logging On Press Ctrl+Alt+Del. Check that the user name is correct. Type in your password. Be sure that YCSD appears next to Log on to. Press Enter or click OK. YCSD

The Instructional Folder Double click the Instructional folder to see the software that is intended for student/teacher use. The software inside this folder has been divided up by discipline. Some of the software is loaded on your computer’s hard drive and others are on the server within Grafton.

What’s programs are there for my discipline?

How do I know if the software is loaded on my computer or on the server? When you sit the mouse cursor over the shortcut it will give you a location. This program “Froguts” is on the server. This program “DataStudio” is loaded on the hard drive of your laptop.

Why does it matter? Program location only matters when you are getting activities ready to go and wish to work from home. It may also become and issue when we are doing online testing and we have been asked to limit server activity.

Media Folder This shortcut will take you to the GHS/GMS Card Catalog These links will take you to the YCSD Portal Pages that the students will see when they login. They also provide for the teachers short cuts and links to the YCSD web resources that we subscribe to or commonly used sites such as Thinkfinity, Federal Resources, Library of Congress, etc.

The Drives Folder Double click the Drives folder to see the floppy drive, the CD/DVD drive and the Y:/ drive. Double click the drive icon to see the files on the drive. A “?” mark will appear if no drive is connected.

Your Folder on the Y:/drive It is a folder with your user name. Only you can access it. You have to be logged on to the computer to get into it. It is for storing files you create.

Synchronization This folder is only on your computer. It is NOT anywhere else. This folder is inside the folder with your name on it on the y:/drive. Whatever you put into the My Documents folder, synchronizes with a special folder in your y:/drive. So, if you work at home and save a document in My Documents, when you dock the computer at school, it updates the school y:/drive folder to show the document in both places. If you change it at home, the changes are also made to the y:/drive file as soon as you dock the computer and log on. They synchronize.

Notice the synchronized files and their locations. You will see various synchronization messages when you log on and off. Desktop “My Documents” look Y:drive look Notice the synchronized files and their locations.

E-Mail Double click on the Outlook icon to check your e-mail. If you are new to GHS/YCSD this will need to be set up for you. Contact your ETF and they will help you submit a work order for this to happen. Your e-mail address is username@ycsd.york.va.us --for example bsmith@ycsd.york.va.us (your user name is usually first initial + last name) We will do a training session on Outlook in the near future.

Logging Off Go to the Start button. Choose Shut Down.

Choosing an Option Click the down-pointing arrow to see the options.

What are my options? Logs off your account, for security purposes, computer stays on. Turns the computer off. Turns the computer off and then, back on.