Software Kiosk

January 3, 2018 by kweber

Backup Recommendations

December 5, 2017 by kweber

With computers, it’s not a matter of if you will lose data–but when. Although computers now ship with more reliable solid-state storage mechanisms, data loss is still likely to occur.

There are many ways to back up your work and personal data. Here we will give you two easy and cost-effective ways to help ensure your data is backed up.

• As a district employee, you have a work-issued email account. That email address is a G-Suite email, which provides unlimited Google Drive file storage. If you are a staff member with a staff-issued Mac, we’ve already pushed this out. On the left side-bar of any Finder icon, you will see the Google Drive icon. Simply copy the files you’d like onto Google Drive to have them backed up “in the cloud”. Google keeps versions of files; if one gets deleted, you can go back and recover it or restore to a previous version.

Google Drive also offers the added benefit of not taking up space on your local drive. Feel free to “live off of” your drive–meaning save and access your files directly. This will ensure they are being backed up (without you having to remember to copy them over), as well as make the files available across multiple devices.

• Apple provides a built-in tool in macOS called Time Machine. Time Machine backs up every file, as well as incremental changes. It’s quite easy to set up. You simply plug in an external USB drive to your computer, and macOS will ask you if you want to use it as a Time Machine backup drive. Tell it yes and follow the prompts to set it up.

The district does not provide the drive, but they can be purchased for a very reasonable price from Amazon or a preferred vendor. Prices usually vary from $50-$150. Be sure to get a minimum of one TB.

As always, if you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Care of Equipment

by kweber

Employees of Lincoln County School District #2 are, depending upon employment position, provided with hardware and devices to assist in facilitating his or her employment responsibilities. As such, LCSD#2 has prived guidelines for the proper use and care of said equipment.

Please familiarize yourself with section four of procedure EHAA-R.

In addition, please ensure that:

• Drinks and liquids are kept at a safe distance. Bottles that are placed in close proximity to any hardware should have the caps secured at all times. Hardware is replaced yearly due to avoidable accidental liquid spills.
• Be gentle when transporting portable devices. Ensure proper physical protections are in place, such as padded bags or backpacks.
• Do not leave hardware unattended in public areas.
• Ensure screen locks are in place at all times when not attending desktops or opened laptops.
• Last of all, please use common sense. Carelessness is the root cause of most physical damage.

Installing Software on Your Computer

November 3, 2017 by bejenkins

Connecting Your Device to District Wifi

August 7, 2017 by bejenkins

LCSD2 uses an authenticated network for employees to connect their devices to the network. Employees should use their AD credentials (those used for overriding and access to Canvas) to log into this network. Note: Do not use your credentials to log on devices used by students. Doing so also overrides the sites that are blocked for students.

1. Select the wifi network LCSD2_SECURE.
2. Log in to the network using your credentials.
   1. On an Apple device, this is very simple.

Adding a Printer to Your Computer

August 31, 2016 by bejenkins

Here are the instructions for adding a printer to your computer. These instructions will help you add an network printer in the school district.

*Note – Every printer has a label on it that has the printer name. You will need this name to add the printer. The name usually follows the template SCHOOL-ROOM-MODEL. If you have an HP LaserJet 400 in room 17 in Etna Elementary, the name would look like this: EE-17-400.

1. Select the Apple Menu in the upper left-hand corner of your screen.
2. Select System Preferences.
3. Select Printers & Scanners.
4. Select the + button.
5. Select IP. Do not add the printer by selecting its name from the list under the default tab. This might work, but it would only be temporary.
   1. Address: This would be the printer name you retrieved from the printer.
   2. Protocol: This must be set to LPD for it to work.
   3. Name: This is what the printer will show up as on your computer. Name it whatever you like to remember where it is.
   4. Use: If this says Generic PostScript Printer, there is a problem. It should automatically find the printer model and use the correct drivers. If it does stay on Generic PostScript Printer, double check the name on the label of the printer and make sure you entered it correctly. If that doesn’t work, put in a ticket.
   5. If a page shows up after selecting Add, ignore the settings and just continue with the setup and you will be finished!

Add Account to a Laptop or Desktop Computer

August 8, 2016 by bejenkins

1. From the Apple Menu in the upper left-hand corner of your computer screen, select System Preferences.
2. Select Internet Accounts.
3. Select Google.
4. Type in your full school email address then select Next.
5. Type in your password and select Next.
6. On this next step, we suggest making sure that Email, Contacts, and Calendars are selected. Then press Done.
7. Once you are finished, your emails will show up in the Mail App, your Calendars will be in the Calendar App, and you will be able to search for employee emails while writing emails to them.