Re: Rules for Laptop Use

[Gina Powell <Gina.Powell@NN.K12.VA.US>]

1. You have to make sure that the laptops
    get charged up at the end of the day. They
    don't stay charged all day so you may want
    to charge them up during your lunch time.

    2. Students really need to be taught how to
    handle the laptops - they have to be very
    gentle with them because the keys come off
    much more easily than on a desktop.

    3. Although I worked at an at-risk school and a
    school in a privileged neighborhood, students
    were not the ones that stole the laptops. They
    were actually stolen when students had the day
    off and only the faculty was at work. So when you
    are thinking about securing the laptops keep this
    in mind too.

    4. Don't stack more than 3 laptops on top of one
    another because you can crack the screen.

    5. If students are using the laptops without a
    mouse, tell them they only need to use one finger
    and make sure the touch pad is clean. Students will
    say that their laptop is broken because they are using
    3-4 fingers, or two hands!!

    Good luck!!

    Gina Powell
    Library Media Specialist
    Newport News, Virginia
    gina.powell@nn.k12.va.us=20

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