Questions+and+Issues


 * Use this page to post any questions,concerns or issues you may have regarding student laptop use. Also feel free to offer suggestions or answer questions that you can. This is a cooperative site, please share what you know. We are all learning together.**

Start a conversation with the student in iChat. You will find four icons at the bottom of the iChat screen (the one with all the student's names on it). The fourth icon is the share screen icon, it looks like two rectangles overlapping each other. Select that to share screens with a student. You can project a student's movie, powerpoint, etc but you cannot share sound with the student.
 * How to use and LCD projector with students?**


 * NOTE:** By default your microphone and the student's microphone are turned on when you start sharing screens. This may cause some feedback or, if you are using sound it will be weak and echo. To turn this off on the iChat menu choose "Video" and under that make sure "microphone enabled" is not checked.

Make it clear that iChat is not to be open during class. When iChat is open a blue dot appears below the icon. If you see that blue dot on a students' screen then appropriate consequences will follow. //Please suggest appropriate consequences...taking the computer may be counter productive! Boehling// Perhaps iChat could be used with small groups of students to go over material with each other and share ideas/information (Olund)
 * What to do about iChat?**

Monday April 26 at the earliest. Next week we are going to contact parents who did not show up and try to get an accurate measure of how many day users we will have. Turn out has been much better than expected so hopefully we will get the day users number down to 50 or less.
 * When will the day users start?**

At home yes but not at school. Teachers...how are you addressing this issue? Moodle? Gaggle email? GCS email? Anything else? Litz: I have students use a flash drive to print from my computer. iChat is very useful to turn documents in. Students open a chat with you and drag documents into the box where they would normally type.
 * Can students print?**

Yes, every student has a school issued filtered email address through Gaggle.net. Their email //should// be their last name followed by first and middle initial @gcsnc.us. The default password is password (they will be prompted to change it after they log in). Teachers you also have Gaggle accounts. Has anyone used the "class" feature or student/teacher "lockers" as a way to share documents with your class? Share your experiences. I have the gaggle list of student accounts and I can reset passwords for the School of Business. Steve Molinari has the gaggle list for Health/Life Science. Hope this info is helpful (Olund)
 * Do students have email accounts?**

From Litz: Gaggle is giving us a big headache, lots and lots of log in trouble. Suber: It may be helpful to resend the Gaggle student names spreadsheet that was emailed out at the beginning of the year. Also, often in Gaggle, adding attachments is an issue. It simply will not let the attachment add on. I've sat with many a student trying to resolve this issue. Do you think there could be potential for using a different email program in future? //I will find the Gaggle spreadsheet and get that out to everyone. We recently renewed our Gaggle account for next year but if problems continue we can explore other options for upcoming years. I'll see what Gaggle customer service says about attachments.//

- Close your computer lid when asked by the teacher (consequence if not followed: I take the computer for that class period) -Do not video chat in class during working periods. -Complete your assignments in a timely manner. -The work is due when it’s due, no more three-day grace periods. -Incomplete work is a zero, no more partial grades. -When we are making non-digital art, computers must be in their bags. -I will provide “free computer” time based on student productivity. Use ear buds when you are listening to music.
 * Computer Rules for the Art Room**