Pierce Public Schools



24Blue Debut – Student Session

|1. Case; Power Cord |

|Comes with three prong, see the 24Blue Support Team if you need a 2 prong |

|It is OK to close the lid while it is on – this is a good way to conserve energy while you are not using the computer during a class |

|When you go home tonight, plug the computer in and let it fully charge (the light on the plug in will be green and the battery will say 100%) |

|Once a month, drain the battery completely and then charge |

|A good practice is to charge every night but use without the power cord at school; the battery works better if it is not plugged in all the time |

|Power cable is magnetic; if the computer falls accidently, the power cable will unplug |

|Inside the case is a basic Macbook guide for your use |

|2. Turn on – Login |

|Locate the On/Off button – press once – do not hold down |

|You must login at school AND at home – this establishes a link to your files |

|Your login is first three letters of your last name and the first three letters of your first name |

|The password is jays – it will make you change it - write it on your help sheet; remember – do not share this login and password with anyone else!!! |

|3. Mouse; Trackpad; Keyboard; Ports |

|Mouse movement is accomplished with the trackpad – one finger on the trackpad moves the cursor, the thumb clicks the mouse; other movement preferences are set |

|using System Preferences under the Apple Menu – ALLOW STUDENTS time to go to the Apple menu, go to System Preferences and change the mouse settings (tap to |

|click, two fingers secondary click, two finger scroll, etc) - ALLOW students to try, two finger click (right click) and two finger scroll when the opportunity|

|arrives |

|Keyboard – fn, control, option, command, top row for sound, brightness, other shortcuts |

|Ports – shown on your help sheet; USB/Firewire – do not leave things plugged in there if they are not in use (drains power; cases not built to hold peripheral |

|devices plugged in such as jump drive or mouse) |

|You can add printers, cameras, USB extender, etc. to your computer – make sure you eject correctly by dragging the icon on the desktop to the trash or |

|selecting icon and pressing the eject button, or right click on icon and eject |

|4. Desktop Tour – Apple, Dock, , HD, Top Right, Saving |

|Apple – already saw System Preferences, also use to shut down, other pull down menus you will learn about next week |

|Dock – applications you might use most often, there are way more applications on your computer, these are shortcuts to the most popular; start from left to |

|right and name each icon; explain how moving mouse over will show you the name; clicking on one will open it; point out the blue dot under the applications |

|currently in use |

|HD – All Applications, where you will save; see peripherals, etc. – HAVE students double-click to open this up and show how this works |

|Top Right Corner – home (used at school, we explain next week), wireless (explain later), sound, battery (have students right click and change display to %), |

|day and time, spotlight (we explain next week) |

|Saving – save files to the hard drive, create folders there to organize; all files like word processing, spreadsheets, etc will be backed up to the server at |

|school; all music, photos, movies will NOT – you must back up using a USB or CD or some other method. REMEMBER – if your computer must be reformatted, you |

|will lose music, photo, and movie content unless you personally backup to your own USB, CD, or whatever |

|5. Do, Avoid, Never AND other reminders |

|Refer to your handout from this room and also the one given at the first meeting |

|It is your responsibility to know what you can and cannot do |

|It is your responsibility to know how to care for your Macbook |

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|6. Wireless |

|Connection at Pierce High School should be easy; if you have a lot of difficulty, please see the 24Blue Support Team |

|Connection at home – you DO NOT need wireless to operate your Macbook, you can use the Ethernet cable connected to your DSL |

|Your Macbook will NOT connect to dial up |

|You DO NOT have to connect to the Internet at home; you can do all the applications on your laptop that are not Internet dependent |

|REMEMBER – if you choose to do wireless at home, protect your connection with a password; if you leave it open, you are opening yourself up to hackers |

|7. Shut Down; Sleep; Carrying |

|Shut Down – Apple Menu – shut down; REMEMBER – between classes you can “close the lid” and the computer will be fine |

|Sleep – This mode preserves battery power; to wake up press a key, press the power key, or move a finger over the trackpad |

|Carrying – putting away your computer is important – Help students wrap the cable, place in the netting, place the computer in the case with the apple logo |

|facing away from the power/cables |

|REMIND students – the computer case is NOT a backpack, you should not stuff books, etc in the case. The help guide that is in there and the sheet of paper |

|given to you tonight will be OK but nothing else!!! |

|FINAL REMINDERS: |

|Plug in the computer when you get home and let charge overnight – you can use the computer during this time but remember to keep it plugged in until it is |

|fully charged |

|Let the battery go dead completely once a month |

|Use the Unfreeze tips found on your help page or get from the 24Blue link on the Pierce Public School web site |

|GAGGLE will be gone on the first day of school. You have one week to move your mail and let people know you will no longer have this account. |

|Remember to read through the information given tonight. It is YOUR responsibility to take of this computer and return it at the end of the year in SUPER |

|condition. |

|Need help – 24bluehelp@; web site; 24Blue Support Team (see Mrs. Polt in the library or you may be directed to Mrs. Dostal, Mrs. |

|Wood, or Mrs. Keyes. |

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