Using+Technology

Rules for Technology Use 1. You must take the laptop you’ve been ASSIGNED every time. Check the laptop once you open it to make sure the proper laptop was put in the proper slot. If your laptop is not in the right slot or it is not functioning properly, tell me immediately. 2. You must let the laptop sync EVERY TIME you log in AND log off. Skipping this step causes problems with your user profile, which will lead to files being lost and difficulty logging in throughout the building. 3. When you are working independently, you are permitted to listen to music on your mp3 player/iPod or on the computer WITH HEADPHONES. If I can hear it through the headphones, it is too loud. Once you leave the room, you MUST REMOVE YOUR HEADPHONES. 4. Using the laptop is a privilege, and that privilege can be suspended. If you are playing online games, visiting non-educational sites or sites unrelated to what we are studying, such as facebook or youtube, you will be warned. If you continue, the laptop will be taken for the remainder of the period and you will be given a pencil and paper assignment. If you continue the next time you are on the laptop, it will be taken for the remainder of the unit. If you continue during the next unit, it will be taken for the remainder of the 9 weeks. If you continue yet again, it will be taken for the remainder of the year. 5. At the end of the class, when there are approximately 3 minutes left, log out of the machine and LET IT SYNC. Once it has synced, close the laptop, return it to its appropriate slot, and PLUG IT IN.

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