FAQs

1. Q. Can I save to the **ElemEdTech/Math** Folder? A. It is possible to save here but it is NOT a good idea. You should always save to you h: drive and/or a flash drive. If you save to the **ElemEdTech/Math** Folder, there is a good chance the folder will someday be modified and you could lose your files at that time.
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2. Q. Can I use programs from the school server offsite (Eg. at home, at Williams)? A. You can’t access software that is hosted on your school server unless you are connected to your school network. You can ALWAYS access the software in the **ElemEdTech/Math** Folder and some software from the START Menu à All Programs.

3. Q. Can my netbook be connected to a SMART Board or external CD/DVD drives or my printer or my mouse? A. Yes, absolutely! Just plug them in.

4. Q. Do I have access to make administrative changes? A. The netbooks have SOME admin access and as we move forward, more may be made available. If you go to the **ElemEdTech/Math** folder, you will see an icon that says “Power Options” that gives you lots of control over settings for your netbook.

5. Q. Can I share student netbooks with colleagues in my school? A. The intention for this plan is for ALL teachers and students to have access in EVERY class all the time. The student netbooks are meant to be a tool for use in your class everyday and are not intended to roam outside your classroom. However, there will be times when the student netbooks definitely won’t be used in your class (prep time, test time, etc.) when it would be appropriate to increase the number of netbooks in another colleagues class for a short period of time.

6. Q. Will I have access to printers from my netbook? A. Yes, your school tech can setup your netbook so that you can print to machines on your school network.

7. Q. Can I start to encourage students to bring in their own laptops? A. Absolutely! Students and teachers can now bring personal devices (laptops, netbooks, iPods, cell phones, etc) to school and connect to the internet through NAC (Network Access Control) provided they are compliant with the necessary restrictions in place to keep our network safe.

8. Q. Will the Itinerant Teachers for Educational Technology visit my classroom? A. Definitely. If you would like to have the Itinerant Teacher visit your school, just email them to make arrangements.

9. Q. If I teach 5/6 in Phase 1 (grade 5 year) and grade 5/6 in Phase 2 (grade 6 year), will I get 10 netbooks total? A. Within the Ed Tech Initiative, each **Elementary Classroom** will receive 5 student netbooks in total.

10. Q. How do I use the student netbooks as “clickers”? A. The student netbooks will have SMART Response software on them and questions created by the teacher in SMART Response can be answered on the student netbooks.

11. Q. What happens if a teacher with the netbook goes on leave? A. If a teacher goes on a leave or is away for an extended period of time, their netbook will need to be set up for use by the substitute teacher in their absence. Please email Jeff or Norma to advise them of the situation so they can inform ITS Support.

12. Q. What happens when a teacher retires OR becomes an administrator? A. In both these cases, the teacher should email Jeff Dumoulin (Secondary) or Norma Bingham (Elementary) to inform them of the situation and then leave his/her netbook, power cord, bag, speakers with the school principal so everything can be setup for another teacher.

13. Q. Can I install printers to the netbook? A. Absolutely. Note: many printers require a CD to install the necessary software. If this is the case for you, just open the CD contents from another laptop or computer that has CD-ROM and save the required files on a flash drive. Then run the necessary files on your netbook from the flash drive.

14. Q. When students bring their own netbooks/laptops in, how will they access the same software? A. Some OSAPAC software has student take-home rights so you could provide students with the necessary CDs or links to download these programs. Some software on our netbooks has been purchased so the students wouldn’t have access to those on their own laptops unless they wanted to purchase those titles for themselves.

15. Q. Will my netbook work on a SMART Board? A. Absolutely! Your netbook has all necessary driver and software to function with a SMART Board.

16. Q. Who do I contact for help? A. If you have trouble with your netbook AND you can’t find a solution in this FAQ document or The Guide for Ed Tech, then: i) Email **Jeff Dumoulin (Secondary) or Norma Bingham (Elementary)** for concerns regarding software or curriculum. ii) Email ITS Support and CC Jeff or Norma for concerns regarding hardware - be sure to mention in the subject that you are inquiring about your **Ed Tech Netbook**, state your **school name** and **location of the netbook** in the school.