The world is constantly changing. As a biologist, I understand how important the ability to adapt to change is. Without the ability to adapt, a life form will not be able to survive. I know a lot of you right now are feeling overwhelmed by the change from our Mac laptops to our new HP laptops. This is a hectic time in the school year for all of us. A few thoughts that might help you adapt.
Remember that the computer is just a tool, it is what you do with it that has value. The three main items that most people do with their computer are send email, organize information and access the internet. I have put detailed directions on how to do all these things on the LIVE HP Laptop Help Page (see the HELP resources on the right side of my blog) I will update this page regularly as we discover new issues and solutions.
On the new HP laptop, you can access email by using our online webmail by going to http://fairview.k12.oh.us/webmail. You can also choose to download and install Mozilla Thunderbird . It is an email client that acts very much like Mac Mail.
Your documents are all organized in the library of the new HP laptop. The easiest way to find it is to open the START menu and then find the word DOCUMENTS in the list at the right. Hold down your left mouse button and DRAG the word onto your desktop - it will create a shortcut to your "MY DOCUMENTS" library which contains any documents you may have created on the new laptop, document files you may have copied to the desktop from your macbook and files that you have saved on the teacher drive. You can easily search your computer by installing Google Desktop.
Accessing the internet on the HP laptop can be done 3 different way. You can open START and "show all programs" to choose Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. OR you can find those options in the START menu - and drag them to the lower left corner of your desktop to create a shortcut OR you can drag them onto your desktop to create a shortcut. You can also choose to download Google Chrome as another browser option.
Do not give up. Ask for help...help each other. Summer will be here soon!
About Me
- Char Shryock
- I am an education consultant with 37 years of experience as an educational leader at the local, state and national level. Most recently, I served as the Interim Superintendent for a preK-12 public school district in Ohio. My professional interests include leadership development, STEM, curriculum and assessment design, strategic planning, education policy, and creating high quality professional learning opportunities. When I am not teaching, I enjoy reading and biking. During the summer, I am a volunteer unit supervisor with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's archaeology field program. Follow me on Twitter @edtechgirl and on my website https://bit.ly/charshryock
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