ZCS Laptop Information Night

September 4 and 62007

Thanks for coming!

Special Announcements

1) No computer meeting on September 11, 2007

2) Please hand in Parent Agreement and AUP policy forms.

Laptop History and Goals

Goals of the laptop program:

1. Equip students to use technology to impact the world for Christ.2. Teach students discernment and the ethical use of technology.3. Improve the quality of student learning and academic achievement as they develop a new knowledge and skills for the future world of work. (Project Based Learning)4. Provide greater access to educational opportunities, formative assessments, and differentiated instruction by providing one to one access to laptops for students for anytime, anywhere learning.5. Improve communications among students, parents and teachers. 6. Equip students to be life long learners.

Covering the Basics

Covering the Basics

1) Logging in to the Laptop

Covering the Basics

1) Logging in to the Laptop

Desktop and Tool Bar

Covering the Basics

1) Logging in to the Laptop

Desktop and Tool Bar

Dock

Covering the Basics

1) Logging in to the Laptop

Desktop and Tool Bar

Dock

Applications

Covering the Basics

Covering the Basics

2) Internet Use (Firefox and Safari )

Covering the Basics

2) Internet Use (Firefox and Safari )

Proxy Settings

Covering the Basics

2) Internet Use (Firefox and Safari )

Proxy Settings

Filtering

Covering the Basics

2) Internet Use (Firefox and Safari )

Proxy Settings

Filtering

Social Sites - MySpace, Facebook, Chats

Covering the Basics

2) Internet Use (Firefox and Safari )

Proxy Settings

Filtering

Social Sites - MySpace, Facebook, Chats

Emailing - Gaggle.net

Covering the Basics

2) Internet Use (Firefox and Safari )

Proxy Settings

Filtering

Social Sites - MySpace, Facebook, Chats

Emailing - Gaggle.net

Monitoring Use

Covering the Basics

Covering the Basics

3) Moodle

Covering the Basics

3) Moodle

http://moodle.oaisd.org

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Covering the Basics

4) Assignment Sheet

Covering the Basics

4) Assignment SheetSubject Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

MATH

SOCIAL STUDIES

BIBLE

SCIENCE

LA (BUTEYN)

LA(DOORNBOS)

Covering the Basics

Covering the Basics

5) Document Folders (Home Directories)

Covering the Basics

5) Document Folders (Home Directories)

Covering the Basics

Covering the Basics

6) Troubleshooting

Covering the Basics

6) TroubleshootingWEBSITE: www.zcs.org

www.apple.com

Covering the Basics

6) TroubleshootingWEBSITE: www.zcs.org

www.apple.com

HELP

Covering the Basics

6) TroubleshootingWEBSITE: www.zcs.org

www.apple.com

Atomic Learning

HELP

Covering the Basics

6) TroubleshootingWEBSITE: www.zcs.org

www.apple.com

Atomic Learning

HELP

Students

Covering the Basics

6) TroubleshootingWEBSITE: www.zcs.org

www.apple.com

Atomic Learning

HELP

Students

Teacher

Covering the Basics

6) TroubleshootingWEBSITE: www.zcs.org

www.apple.com

Atomic Learning

HELP

Students

Teacher

HelpDesk

Covering the Basics

Covering the Basics7) Recommended Insurance

Covering the Basics7) Recommended Insurance

Insurance RecommendationOne recommendation would be to add the computer to your homeowner's policy on an “All Risk” Inland Marine form. If this is done with Zeeland Christian noted as the “loss payee”, then your homeowner's insurance would cover the $500.00 deductible in case of any damage or loss. The cost of adding the laptop to your homeowner's policy would be anywhere between $25-$35per year. Of course, that depends on the insurance agency that holds your policy. There are other options and different ways that individual insurance agencies could handle the insuring of the laptop. We encourage you to investigate with your agency. This is just an option and not required.

All homeowner's policies cover the property of others in the range of $1000 to $2500. The problem with this coverage is that the laptop must be in the house of the policy owner when damage or loss occurs and the laptop will only be covered in the event of fire, smoke, wind, lightning, etc. The situation of “Oops, I dropped my laptop!” would not be covered by your homeowner's insurance, nor would anything that happened outside the home. The “All Risk” Inland Marine form would be true “All Risk” and would cover all events in and outside the house.

There has been questions regarding State Farm Insurance. We have received confirmation that they will participate in such a recommendation as stated above. Please check with your local insurance agent for any other questions regarding the insuring of your child's laptop.

QUESTIONS?