In order to ensure that you are ready to move on to using some of the advanced features lets begin by discussing some laptop basics. Use the objectives and directions below to complete training for this topic (your teacher will guide you through training).

Upon completion of this topic students will become familiar with the following:

• top of computer (student label, power indicator light, anti-theft tag)
• front of computer (lid latch, wireless switch, microphone, sd card reader)
• left side of computer (projector connection, Ethernet, modem, USB, S-Video, and firewire)
• right side of computer (headphones, microphones, CD/DVD)
• restarting
• track pad settings
• charging and packing laptop bag
• The Desktop (finding, pinning, exploring)

• Laptop
• Case
• Charger

1. Click here to download directions on the outside of the middle school student laptop and/or you may watch the video tutorial below.
2. Turn the wireless switch off (Red) and turn it back on (Black).
3. Find the SD card slot – How might this be used?
4. Click here to download directions on logging into your computer for the first time (sixth grade students) and/or you may watch the video tutorial below.
5. Click here to download directions on restarting the student laptop or you may watch the video tutorial below.
6. Be familiar with how to perform a force restart.
7. Click here to watch the movie “Exploring the Desktop“
8. Watch the video tutorial below about adjusting trackpad settings (optional).
9. Click here to watch the movie on “Finding, Pinning, and Using Applications“
10. Click here to watch the video on Charging, Wrapping Chargers, and Packing Bags.

Video Tips: Use the full screen button (arrows in the lower right-hand corner beside “Vimeo) to view the videos in full screen. Teachers who want to project the videos can also load them (select play > pause) prior to use to help reduce load time (don’t forget to connect speakers).

Video 1: Outside of the student laptop:

Video 2: Logging onto the computer for the first time.

Video 3: Restarting the Student Laptop

Video 4: Adjusting Trackpad Settings:

How well do you know this topic? Show what you know by taking an assessment in School Space. Assessments can be found in your schools community group. Please follow your teachers direction for accessing the assessments for your school. Please note: Some schools are not using this feature in training. Be sure to follow your teachers direction as to what you should do.

Congratulations you have completed the setup for this topic. You can come back to this page as needed throughout the school year. Follow your teachers direction for the next step in training.