1. Laptop Program Policy Highlights: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

2. General Policies
Read and Follow
Laptop Program Policies Handout
User Agreement
Internet Code of Conduct
Laptops are mainly for educational purposes
Stay on task in the classroom (refrain from playing gaming, surfing or IMing )
X-box? No
Education? Yes

3. Safekeeping
Never leave your laptop unattended or unlocked or unattended
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Do not let others borrow your laptop
If it is in your lockerbe sure the locker is actually locked
The laptop can be locked in car (but not for long)
Keep the laptop away from extreme temperatures (hot or cold)

4. General Care of Your Laptop
Be careful with your laptop
it is not made to be handled in a rough manner
Danger!
dont take your laptop to places, or leave it in places where it could be damaged
Take Precautions
Think ahead
Consider what could happen and then take precautions

5. General Care (bags)
You need to purchase a laptop bag
It should be small and padded
Just big enough to hold the laptop only with one strap
Overstuffing not good
You are not allowed to just put it in a regular backpack

6. More General Care
Accidental Damage Protection
Does not mean you shouldnt care for your laptop
Run Anti-Adware utilities once a week!!!!!
Defrag once a week
Dont download damaging material
Run Windows update often
Check for Anti-Virus updates often

7. Battery/Power Cord Care
Charge your batteries after school (but not over night)
Your laptop should run on battery power every day
If your battery is chargeddo not keep it plugged in unless you take out your battery
Do not wrap your power cord around itself
Do not yank power cord out of the outlet
The power cord and batteries are not usually covered by the accidental damage protection ($35, $110)
Batteries last about 18-20 months typically

8. Repair
Need repair?
See Mr. Brandt in the Media Center
Open 7:45 pm to 2:45 Pm
Do not ask to leave class
You may be charged to repair your laptop if it was not purchased through the school
Backup anything that you want to save before you come in for repair (you should back things up regularly)

9. Repair continued
Software Problem=Re-Imaging
Some stuff is fixed easily (no re-image)
If it takes too long to fixit will be re-imaged
Hardware Problem
A few simple things can be repaired on-site
It may have to be sent to away for repair (taking up to 2 or 3 weeks, or longer)

10. What Not to Do
There are many things that students have done that puts their laptop in danger
Not zipping the case so the laptop falls out
Putting the laptop in the case while it is ON, on standby or hibernate
Slamming case on the desk or floor
Dropping laptop into case

11. What Not to Do (contd)
Sliding the laptop over the surface of a desk or table
Taking buttons off of the keyboard
Dropping or slamming the laptop onto a hard surface
Using the laptop on a soft surface
It will overheat and the keyboard melts
Setting the laptop down in a precarious position

12. What Not to Do (contd)
Taking the Laptop to lunch where pop or food could get on it
Having liquids near your laptop
Rough-housing while carrying the laptop
Not keeping the laptop level with all feet attached
The motherboard will eventually crack
The video card could break

13. Abuse Witnessed
Any teacher witnessing laptop abuse will report it to Mr. Homan
Mr. Homan will then contact your parents
You may be called into a parent/student conference if abuse is serious and frequent

14. Unauthorized Software/Downloaded Material
Keep it Clean!
Unauthorized software or downloaded material can damage the operating system of the laptop
Most difficulties have resulted from downloaded material off the internet
Be very selective in what you download
Stay away from peer-2-peer networks

15. Misusing your Laptop
Using your laptop and/or software to cheat on assignments and tests
Downloading inappropriate/illegal pictures and movies
Excessive, distracting gaming and IMing during free time
Network based or online gaming Any gaming or IMing during classes
Distracting headphone usage at school
Sending/Forwarding inappropriate/illegal pictures

16. Screensavers/Backgrounds
No inappropriate screensavers or backgrounds on desktop
Girls in swimsuits, under garments or barely there dresses are inappropriate
Guys in swimsuits, under garments or without shirts are inappropriate
Rule of thumb=no skin showing
Racial or ethnic slurs are inappropriate
Negative racial signs or symbols are inappropriate
Pretend the Bishop is visiting your classroom

17. Consequences for Damgage or Behaviors
For Behavior Issues
Warning
Detention(s) and reported to admin.
Parent call and/or meeting
For Damage
Warning
We will begin charging for repair
It may co$t you big time
Motherboard > $350
screen > $600
hard drive >$200
keyboard > $100

18. Concluding Remarks
Teachers dont have many problems with their laptops
Students have more problems
They download stuff off the internet that wrecks the laptop
They dont take care of their laptop, dropping it, slamming it and abusing it
They dont update Windows, Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware/Adware (more on that later)
Treat it Right=less problems
Keep it clean=less frustration
Remember the laptop police are watching