BBMS iMac Lab Student Orientation

BBMS iMac Lab Student Orientation

How to Login, Create, & Save Your Stuff!

Welcome to the iMac Lab and BBMS Server!

Are you Ready to Login?

WAIT!

Please Do NOT…do ANYthinguntil after you watch and listen

to these directions.

WAIT!

Please Do NOT…do ANYthinguntil after you watch and listen

to these directions.

iMac Lab Rules

•No food or drinks in the iMac Lab

•Report problems promptly

•Always use spell check and print preview, and THEN ask permission before printing.

•You may not print unless directed by a teacher.

•Students in lab must be accompanied by a teacher.

•Leave the room better than you found it.

•Always Log Out> Apple> logout your name

A Few More Warnings!

• NO EMAIL of any kind may be checked or looked at in this school. That means:

• Yahoo! Gmail, Hotmail, etc.

•NO Social Networking: Facebook, Twitter, Plurk, Xanga, Blogger, or MySpace, Friendster, ....EVER!

•No FREE GOOGLE Web or Image searching -- Use our Databases!

Aww, c’mon…Why No Google?

We don’t have time to look through 30 million hits and they’re not all

academic or appropriate.

Time +Academic &Appropriate

= Not Reliable

Our Databases are Faster & more Reliable! (and appropriate)

Fewer Hits but Better Hits….All in one place!

Reference, Magazine, Academic, & News Articles…AND Multimedia!

Consequences

Using a Computer in school is a privilege and not a right.

If you violate the HCPSS Acceptable Computer Use Policy and Agreement you

will have a meeting with Mrs. Jameson and lose your computer privileges for the ENTIRE SCHOOL year. All work that

otherwise would have been done on a computer IN school will have to be done by

hand or out of school. Old-School Style!

Sign It, or Else!

You MUST sign and return the document that says:

Acceptable Use of Technology/Internet Use Permission FormTurn it into your homeroom

teacher…

BIGNETWORK CHANGES!

•Your NETWORK FOLDER is BLUE and in the DOCK.

•From now on, you will need to MANUALLY save your files to YOUR NETWORK FOLDER

•First SAVE your files to the computer’s DESKTOP

•At the end of the period, DRAG your new files to your network folder

•Your files will NOT SAVE on the network unless you DRAG them to your network folder

•If you switch computers, retrieve your files from your network folder

Ok….Got that now?

Are you Ready to Login?

NEW! Student Login

User Name: same ID k-12Password: you pick it!

Purpose of Passwords

o They control who can get information

o They control who can change information

o They are used to prove you are who you say you are

Who would want my password?

A sibling A friend

A criminal

Consider This…First and foremost, NEVER give your password to anyone.

Make your password something you can remember.

Mix letters, numbers and symbols, and use case sensitivity (upper and lower case letters) .

Most Common PWs

On your ownLog in and change your password when prompted.

Make sure everything in the Dock loads properly (no question marks.)

Log out and log back in at least two more times.

Go to the BBMS homepage:http://bbms.hcpss.org

Logging Out

• Always make sure to save all of

your work before logging out!

Check yr PEEPS

•Am I using Personal responsibility?

• Is this appropriate for Everyone?

• Is it Educational?

•Do I have Permission?

• Is it Safe?

Personal responsibility

•Does my workspace look the same or better than I found it?

• Did I cite my sources, including pictures found online?

• Did I remember to back up my files and remove my key drive?

appropriate for Everyone

•Have I included information that may offend a person or group of people?

• Could someone interpret my work as bullying?

• Would this hurt someone’s feelings?

• Could this cause a disruption in the classroom?

Educational

•Am I using the computer for something related to school?

•Have I considered the 5 W’s of this website?

• Would a teacher approve of what is on my screen during class?

Permission

•Are the applications I have open approved by the teacher?

• Am I using approved databases to find information?

• Is a teacher in the room?

Safe

•Is my full name, address, phone number, and email kept private?

•Could what I am doing online cause me to get into trouble?

• Would my parents approve?

5 Ws of Web Evaluation

•Who

•What

•When

•Where

•Why

Who

•Who wrote the pages and are they an expert?

•Is a biography of the author included?

•How can I find out more about the author?

What

•What does the author say is the purpose of the site?

•What else might the author have in mind for the site?

•What makes the site easy to use?

•What information is included and does this information differ from other sites?

When

• When was the site created?

•When was the site last updated?

Where

•Where does the information come from?

•Where can I find out more about the sponsor of the site?

Why

•Why is this information useful for my purpose?

•Why should I use this information?

•Why is this page better than another?

Fact or Fiction

• It’s ok to share your phone number or address on the computer.

Fact or Fiction

• Students can purchase or stream music from iTunes or other online music sites.

Fact or Fiction

• I can go to the school’s website to find a teacher’s website or links to the homework helpers.

Fact or Fiction

• When I’ve finished all of my work, I can browse the net for reviews of Halo 3.