Marin Country Day SchoolAugust 2007

• Garner GohlHelp Desk Technical Support

• Catherine WolfersLS Ed Tech (1, 3)

• Jen Cronan FlinnMS Ed Tech (4, 5, 6)

• Barbara CohenUS Ed Tech (K, 2, 7, 8)

• Matt PearsonDirector of Tech, Security & Safety

Technology Professional Development

• Rubicon Atlas & new Web site• Look for us:

– Faculty meetings– Division meetings – Team meetings– Office hours (please make appointment)

Web site• MCDSnet

• Our local area network (intranet)

• Webmail & PCR online• Links to these on new website

• Tech section of faculty intranet site• Documents: authorized software list, AUP and How-To

• Tech Workshops on new/cool website features forthcoming!

Email• Clean it out regularly, please!• Spam located at

http://spamshark.frontbridge.com

What’s in the bag?• Option to purchase

power adapter for home use

BarcodePower Adapter

Dongle

Remote ControlLaptop Bag

Care & Feeding• Security, cleanliness, etc.• Please do not write on your new bag!• Report all breakages, losses, to tech ASAP• Respect, responsibility and compassion

• Please respect the Acceptable Use Policy• Take responsibility for equipment• Have compassion for your colleagues in Tech Dept.

AUP• Abiding by AUP and

modeling good practices for our students

• Read, review and sign• Lightspeed content filter

on blocked sites• Student AUP is HW

assignment for LS and MS: read, review and sign kid-friendly document w/parents.

Mobile lab

• Mobile lab signup will be online using new website (training forthcoming)

• Sign up in advance; first come first served• MUST allow for charging time (Blue lab:

90 minutes & Yellow/orange: 45 minutes)

Tech Dept.Golden Rules

• Mac Lab is a classroom; please do not interrupt. • Extra machines available for teacher/student use

in Tech Dept. Lab• The color printer in Mac lab is for Mac lab only.

– There will be a second one in the Tech Lab.– No color printer yet, but should be in by first day of

school

Equipment Checkout

• Sign up on Tech Dept. sheet (near Garner’s window)

• One week advance notice required when setup assistance is needed

• Come back and check the large wall calendar to confirm that you have been added

Getting Tech Help1. Email techhelp@mcds.org2. Call us on the phone3. Come to Tech Dept. (behind Mac lab)4. Sign up in Tech Lab for assistance on the

support clipboard (near Garner’s window)5. Go to front office and ask them to radio

tech support

RIF

Reading is FundamentalWhen you see a dialog box or an error message, please READ IT and be prepared to tell us what it says. This helps immensely when we are troubleshooting!

Network Folders• How do I get to my own folder?

• smb://file-server

• How do I get to student folders?• smb://saturn/k5

– (Username: mac, Password: mac)

• smb://saturn/

• Saving with three letter extension

Login Hook• Students should NOT save to

desktop!• For student login to laptops:

• Username: mcds• Password: none

• If in a bind, open Finder window and save to “Shared” folder

Back-up, Back-up!(sync w/ network, CD, thumb drive)

Practice• Login to your machine• Test out your email and network folders• Try any of the highlighted software

Q & A