IT’S LAP TOP DAY

CHECK LIST FOR TODAY: WE WILL DO ALL STEPS TOGETHER! DO NOT MOVE AHEAD

Get assigned numbersWrite ID in Agenda

STEP 2

Pick up laptop - - 2 hands!

•Wait until your number is called WAIT. Don’t open the lap top yet!

•When you get to your desk, open the lap top and turn your laptop on. First you will press the power button to make sure it turns on properly. (The power button is on the right side of your lap top. It has one “dot” on it. Don’t hold down for a long time. . . And don’t click on it too quick! Push it in like you’re pressing an “on” button.

• You will know if your lap top is on if the red light comes on by the words “think pad” on the top of your lap top.

•Do not touch any other buttons yet!

STEP 3

“District policy notice”

Click “OK” that you agree to the district policy to use the assigned laptop.

STEP 4

Enter your username and password:

Username: your new 9 digit state ID number

Password: your 6 digit birthday (10/04/02)

STEP 5

Go to your apps and click on Discovery Education Student

STEP 6

Log in to your own account on Discovery Education:

Discovery Ed Student Login is located on the top RIGHT corner of your screen!

Login: (new state ID number)@Idaho.discoveryeducation.com

Password: westada

STEP 7

YOU MADE IT!

You know you made it if the techbook says

“Hi ____(your first name)________”

By the way . . . Your teacher is doing

the happy dance right now!

STEP 8

You’re NOT done! Guess what . . . Your discovery Ed account does NOT default to your specific social studies book! (I know . . .what a pain!)

So there is a couple more steps!

Click the tab that says “Resource Center” on the top of your page under your name.

Now click on Social Studies Techbook (the one under Courses)

You still have to switch courses! It doesn’t take you the first time to your course of study. After today . . . It should!

In order to find your course in this book, click on the “Switch Courses” tab in the right corner of your screen.

Click the VERY LAST one “World History – Prehistory – 1800”

STEP 9

Now Explore your Discovery Ed Techbook!

Start with Table of Contents! Scroll through to see the content

Click on Human Origins

See if you can find “Rise of the Humans”

Do you see a picture called “Ancient Fossil Footprints”?

Click on it to enlarge the picture!

We are going to start here . . . Tomorrow!

STEP 10 HOW TO LOG OFF

Click on the “Logout” tab on the far right hand corner of your screen! *YOU MUST LOG OFF!!

Hit the “red x” to log you out to the start screen

Hover the arrow (mouse) over the right hand corner of your screen & click on the “settings” button.

Select “POWER” then shut down.

The power MUST be off to get a full charge for the next class

STEP 11

Close lap topReturn to cart--- 2 HANDS!

Thank you for being a responsible student and carefully following through with these instructions every time you use your tablet.