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The Technology Department Information and Resources The Tech Team:
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Resources for Faculty and Staff |
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In addition to the many computers that are provided directly for faculty use there are many computers in classrooms for student use. Beyond these computers, there are the following computer lab resources: Lower School Computer Lab (LSCL) – The LSCL is located in the Campus Center. It has 20 eMac computers, a teacher eMac, a projector, and a SmartBoard. Lower School technology classes are taught in this lab, this lab can be used by others when lower school classes are not being taught. If you would like to schedule time to use this lab contact Tom Simpson for availability and to reserve a time. ISMS Computer Labs – There is a computer lab with 20 eMacs, a teacher eMac, a projector, and a SmartBoard on the 5 th/6 th grade floor of the ISMS. You will find a sign-up book in the lab to schedule time. There is another computer lab on the 7th/8th grade floor of teh ISMS building with 20 iMacs. This lab also contains a teacher station for connecting a laptop to teh projector. There is a cart of 20 iBook laptop computers for the 7th grade. Upper School Computer Lab (USCL) – There are 19 eMac computers in this lab. There is a sign-up book for this lab in the Upper School office. Some semesters classes may be taught in this lab depending on scheduling. Loaner Computers – This year we have a couple of laptop computers that are available for check-out by faculty for school related work. Contact Bill Cherry to check out a computer. Special Locations: The Lecture Hall in the Robinson Center is equipped with a fixed projector and a Macintosh computer station. The configuration is designed to allow easy connection from any laptop, in the place of the fixed computer station. In addition, the projection system is also connected to a DVD and a VCR system. Directions for using the DVD/VCR setup are located in the back of the lecture hall along side the DVD and VCR player. If you need assistance on using the Lecture Hall for a computer presentation or video presentation please contact Bill or John. The sign-up book for the Lecture Hall is located in the Upper School Office. The common spaces on both floors of the ISMS building are equipped with projection systems. On both floors, these systems are connected to a Macintosh computer as well as a DVD player and a VCR. For assistance in how to use these areas please contact Bill. The key to the system cabinet is in the ISMS office. |
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All faculty and staff are provided with a network location for storing files. If you have a Windows question about network storage contact John, for a Macintosh contact Tom or Bill. |
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| All users should operate under the assumption that none of their individual data is backed up. There are some systems for backing up data on campus; however, data backup is very expensive and the systems in place are somewhat limited. Ultimately, you as the user are responsible for your data. If you would like assistance in developing an effective backup plan please contact a member of the Tech Team. | |
| There are 33 projectors scattered throughout the school for use by teachers in their instruction. Projectors are fantastic tools for instruction when coupled with well-planned computer lessons. As projectors are expensive equipment, there is not a projector for every classroom; therefore, it is important that we are all good at sharing this limited resource with one another. If you do not have a projector in your classroom, there is a projector in a nearby classroom that you can borrow. There is also a projector that is part of the library catalog and available for faculty to heck-out in the Library. Contact Bill if you have any questions about finding a projector to use. You can contact anyone on the Tech Team for assistance in setting up and using a projector. | |
| Wireless network access is available in most areas considered primarily ISMS or US spaces. In addition, wireless access is available in the Campus Center - the Library, the lobby, the computer lab and the technology office. Please note: wireless network is provide to enable greater freedom of movement when necessary; whenever possible it is much better to connect to the network with an Ethernet cable. A wired connection is both more stable and much faster. | |
Software available for the Macs:
Software available for Windows:
We are always interested in finding new software that can enhance instruction and student learning. Please contact Bill if you are interested in acquiring software for classroom use. We will do what we can to bring valuable software to campus. |
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E-mail accounts are provided for faculty and staff use. The use of e-mail falls under the guidelines of the Acceptable Use Policy in the Faculty Staff Handbook. On campus users access their e-mail using Microsoft Entourage (from a Macintosh computer) or Microsoft Outlook (from a Windows computer.) In either program users have access to calendar/organizer features. E-mail accounts can be accessed over any Internet connection by browsing to http://mail.heathwood.org/exchange. E-mail is available 24 hours a day except for brief periods of maintenance or technical problems. Parent email address are available. If you use a Macintosh computer, click here for help. If you use a Windows, computer click here for help. To prevent the cost of providing first-class e-mail and calendaring functions for faculty and staff we ask all users to maintain mailboxes with less than 50 MBs of stored information. To do this it is important that faculty and staff delete mail that is not necessary to keep. This includes deleting unnecessary messages especially in the Sent Items folder. Also, when mail is deleted it moves into the Deleted Items folder, you must then choose to empty the Deleted Items folder. The school provides an effective SPAM filter that eliminates a high percentage of unsolicited commercial email – also known as SPAM. Though the filter is very good, no filter is 100% accurate and occasionally some unsolicited mail makes it into your mailbox. Please delete these messages. |
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There are 25 networked laser printers around campus for printing. We have made great efforts to place these printers in locations that are as convenient as possible to as many people as we could. Printing is a significant expense on our campus. We pay for each page printed on campus. Please keep this in mind and only print those items that need to be printed. This is especially important as you work with students, too often students print excessive numbers of draft documents, full Internet websites, etc. Printing from Macs: The list of available printers is accessible from the print dialog of any application. If you print to one of the photocopiers in the Offices, you will need to add that printer to your computer. When you add this printer/copier you will need to put in your copy code. Click here for instruction on adding the copier. Printing from Windows: You will need to add the printers you would liek to be able to print to. The following document is a step-by-step set of instructions for connecting to the network printers. Click here for Adding Network Printers from Windows Computers. 11” x 17” printing is available by printing to the main copier in each division office or the main office for the school. For assistance with this please contact the Tech team. |
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The school uses Sophos Anti-virus software on all computers (both Windows and Macs). Please notify John of any virus related error messages you may receive. Computer viruses are both common and usually destructive; furthermore, viruses generally spread very quickly to other computers. Maintaining effective and current anti-virus software is very important. All e-mail coming or leaving campus through the Heathwood mail server is scanned for viruses. |
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Heathwood uses an Internet Filtering service to filter inappropriate and unnecessary content from our Internet use. The filtering service categorizes all web pages based on their content into one of 56 different categories. The pages are categorized by people who examine the pages and determine the appropriate classification, not by relying on keywords – this is a common but often inaccurate method of filtering There are two levels of filtering. The first level is a default filtering policy that applies to all Internet activity on campus. A less restrictive policy, though still filtered primarily for inappropriate content, is made available to faculty. To browse the Internet with the less restrictive filtering policy you need to login to the filter to identify yourself as a faculty member. To do this: Open any Internet browser, in the address bar enter the following address, http://10.10.70.1 . You will be prompted for a username and password, enter your network access username and password. Once authenticated, a message will notify you that you have been granted access. The less-restrictive filtering policy will remain in effect until you close your browser. If you a website is unnecessarily being filtered e-mail the Tech team. We will quickly review the website and override the block on the website or explain why the site should remain blocked. |
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All teachers in the ISMS and the Upper School are required to maintain and report grades using Grade Quick software. EdLine is a service that Heathwood uses as an important communication tool for teachers, students, and parents. Teachers are required to use EdLine for posting course content, assignments, and grade reports. If you need any assistance with these please contact John or Bill. |
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There are some scanners available for student and faculty use. Please contact Bill or Tom for help with locating and using a scanner. Each school division has at least one digital camera for faculty use. Check with the administrative assistant in your division about borrowing a camera. If you have a need for videotaping special activities, events, etc. contact Bill Cherry to schedule the use of a digital video camera. |
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