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Laptop Care Guidelines and Bear Cave Information

Ensure laptop durability and learn about support services at Harpeth Hall. Guidelines provided for safe laptop use both at school and home. The Bear Cave offers summer hours and loaner laptops. Important information on laptop care, warranties, and protection plans is detailed. Students are advised on responsible use policies, software management, and backups. Access school resources, software, and technical support. Stay informed with future expenses and Tennessee Consumer Use Tax details. 8

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Laptop Care Guidelines and Bear Cave Information

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  1. Out-of-the Box Agenda Welcome Parents and girls together – 30 min. Students to classroom – parents stay

  2. Out of the Box Documentation • On Plaidnet –www.harpethhall.org/podium/ • Go to Laptop Information • Click on OOB Documents

  3. Responsibility • Responsible Use Policy • Security on and off campus • After school • Care of machine • AC adapter • Battery – see user’s guide • Screen • Pen tether • Parent/student dialog • Sign Responsible Use Policy

  4. Avoid Stress Injuries

  5. Care of laptop at home • Store in case • Never flat on floor • Charge nightly for school the next day • Siblings loading software • Damage by heat and cold of car • Common causes of damage: • Stepping on it • Falling off bed • Spills

  6. Unsupported Software • What and why • You are responsible for software you load • School supports school-owned software • Conflicts with freeware and shareware • Sign agreement

  7. Backing up at home • HH students use Dropbox to back up school work • Student is responsible for backing up personal items and providing adequate space for them. • No control over what is backed up and what is not if there is too much. • Additional free space for inviting others who install Dropbox.

  8. The Bear Cave • The Bear Cave • Summer hours • Tuesday and Thursday mornings • 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. or by appointment • June and July • Regular hours during school year – 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. • Loaner laptops • Staff • Ms. Betty • Mr. Karns • Mr. Dover

  9. Cases • Protection • OK to personalize case with parent permission • NO writing, stickers, nail polish on tablet itself, especially keys or screen. • Warranty

  10. Summer Class • Required for new rising 9th – 12th graders • Covers e-mail, network access, backing up, printing, Moodle, Dropbox, software review • Necessity for good keyboarding

  11. Future Expenses • No software or loaner pool fees – included in tuition • Anything that shows evidence of extreme neglect or abuse • Lost laptop, AC adapter, pen, tether • Battery replacement depends on care

  12. Students • Follow Dr. Wert and Ms. Blaine to classroom • Learn about your laptop!

  13. Classroom assignments Yellow Classroom Green Classroom

  14. TN Consumer Use Tax • No sales tax included in purchase • Download form or file online

  15. School-owned Software • Office 2010 and future upgrades • Virus and spyware protection (works at home too.) • Inspiration • Timeliner • Discipline-specific titles • Sign school licensing agreement YOU own Windows 7.

  16. Service • Bear Cave – we prefer that you use our service • Send to Lenovo • Use only Lenovo-certified technicians to maintain warranty

  17. Registration • Already filed by Virtucom and Lenovo • Listed under Harpeth Hall

  18. Accident Protection ThinkPad Protection • No fault accidental damage (not fire, theft, loss, cosmetic damage, earthquakes, floods, intentional) – no deductible, no limit – expires when warranty expires • Covers damage from drops, breaks, electrical surge, liquid spills, damage to screen, broken ac adapter

  19. Insurance Homeowners • Deductible • Separate listing

  20. Supervision at Home • Internet access – strongly encouraged • Filtering on campus • Digital Citizenship: Jennifer Adams – adams@harpethhall.org

  21. Optional • No school access to network at home • Can access email if you have Internet access • Wireless at home

  22. For further information - • Contact list online • Ann Webb, Allen, Julie, and Justin work throughout summer • I can be reached through email

  23. Plaidnet Homehttp://www.harpethhall.org/podium/

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