ComputerProcedures

=Computer Lab/Mobile Lab Usage= =2012-2013=

Important Note: You must download/sign the computer lab use agreement if you plan on using the computer lab or mobile labs with your students. Please submit the form to Courtnay Moore.
1. The media center and computer lab sign up calendar is now located online. Check the glenwood technology wiki (http://glenwoodtechnology.wikispaces.com). No teacher may reserve a lab for more than five consecutive days. Do not book the labs for days that you will have a substitute.

2. ONLY adults may move mobile labs through the hallways. Each classroom has at least 2 ethernet jacks on the instructional network. Usually these jacks are located along the front of the room. Plug the cart into the electrical outlet and the airport’s Ethernet cord into the Ethernet jack.

3. Designate 1 or 2 responsible students to distribute and collect laptops for each class. Students are to unplug the laptops from the power cords in the cart. Please do not remove the power cords from the cart. Circulate the computer sign up clipboard amongst your students. Have students sign next to the number of the laptop they are using and have them use that laptop every day that they are working on that particular project. Note: Multi-media projects must be saved locally because they are too big to save to the server.

4. Saving student work: Have students save their work directly to their network home folders; encourage students to save to a flash drive as a back up.

5. At the end of the day: Check the cart to make sure each laptop is turned off and neatly placed in its proper location. Please bring the cart to the media center by 2:50 so that we can secure it before the end of our business day.

Important Reminders:

1. YOU are responsible for the mobile lab/computer lab that you have borrowed. YOU must supervise your students at all times to ensure that they are using the laptops appropriately. 2. Teaching using technology requires proper planning. You must research and designate the online resources that your students will use for your assignment and provide the students with links to access those resources. The media staff is pleased to research links to support your instruction and projects. Please don’t hesitate to ask. 3. Students in grades 6 through 8 may not search the Internet independently. Searches conducted by students in grades 6 through 8 must be CONFINED to approved online databases. 4. Students will use the computer hardware, software and related equipment for educational purposes only.