Recently, the PBS program Frontline broadcast an interesting episode titled "Growing Up Online" which focuses on how the internet has radically transformed the childhood experience.
Click here for more information or to watch the documentary online.
The Media Center will also be purchasing a DVD copy for checkout as soon as it becomes available.
Tech Tips for Hardware and Software
Transport the laptop in its bag for safekeeping.
You are responsible for the laptop at all times.
Recharge the battery in the evening.
Bring your laptop every day, and keep it in good working order—just as you would carry pen, paper, and books.
When prompted, UPDATE!
Backup current projects daily and all work weekly.
Organize files into folders (Outlook files and documents).
Reply to email from faculty and staff.
Check your teachers’ web pages daily.
Think of the Laptop as a Car
You don’t smash into your mailbox carelessly.
You change the oil regularly, right?
When it gets messy, you need to clean it.
If it conks out, you find an alternate mode of transportation. It could break down, so you have to have a Plan B!
When you take it to the service station, you carefully explain, in detail, the problems you’ve had with it. You might “test drive” it to demonstrate the trouble.
Sometimes the mechanic has to order new parts to fix it.
Be Kind, Safe, and Tech Savvy
Do not give out personal information online.
Never agree to meet in person someone you’ve met online.
Notify an adult if you receive threatening or offensive messages. Do not respond to the sender.
If you encounter something that offends you, confuses you, or makes you uncomfortable, notify an adult.
Respect Intellectual Property
Remember the Honor Code.
If you didn’t create it, you must get permission to use it, copy it…
Anything created after 1922 is copyright protected.
What is Copyright?