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Why Are We Doing This?
• ICT outcomes.
• Higher expectations of technology integration in provincial schools.
• It’s the direction the entire Faculty is going in.
ICT Inventory
• Survey administered to all undergraduate students in the faculty.
• Helps us get a better idea of your skills and what tools you have.
Security and Safety
• Your responsibilities.
• What happens if something happens to the computer?
• Using the Kensington lock.
• Common security guidelines.
• Always use the case!
• Anti-virus and anti-spyware.
Release Forms
• Outlines your legal responsibilities for having these computers.
• Outlines consequences if something happens to the computer.
Etiquette
• Ask your instructors what they are okay with in class.
• Don’t surf and do other things in class… it is VERY distracting to your instructors.
Starting Your Computer
• Charge the battery fully and let it run out almost fully as much as possible (keeps it healthier longer).
• Be safe with cords.
• If you want a mouseyou need to buy it yourself.
• Logging on.
Creating Backup Discs
• Computers don’t come with discs anymore; you have to make them yourself.
• Keep the DVDs somewhere safe as you may need them if anything goes wrong with the computer.
Internet Access
• Home access first!
• Campus access first!
• EVDO access only when there’s nothing else.• We are charged by how much
you use.• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolut
ion-Data_Optimized• http://www.bctm.com/ab/1X/index
.shtml
First Steps
• Symantec update
• HP update
• Registering your fingerprints
• Registering yourcomputer.
Inspiration Map
• Install Inspiration
• Create a map and fill it out as much as you can with the following topic in the middle:
Technology in the Classroom
• When you’re done, email it to [email protected]
Next Week…
• Installing Microsoft Word.
• Telus Internet Access
• Problems you’ve encountered so far and questions you have…