-tictech message:
Hello Tic-Techers,
I would be interested to hear more about how to access shares as Mark and
Devin refer to in point number three. I've been completely unable to do
this as long as one is logged onto the seattleschools.domain. What's the
process??
*** tony
Tony Hand
Technology Coordinator
Nathan Hale High School
tghand@seattleschools.org
For some reason my original message was truncated or changed slightly, so
here is the correct ending to the email:
"Now I know not everyone needs the reminder to keep their computer safe, but
to keep data and the network safe, the machines have to lock frequently."
Devin Fisher
dmfisher@seattleschools.org
Van Asselt Elementary
-----Original Message-----
From: Fisher, Devin
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 12:56 PM
To: tic-tech
Subject: RE: tictech: why it just sits there...
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As a policy, only number 2 and number 4 exist.
1. Speaking in general terms, you can have your analyst set up any printer
you want to it, if that printer is accessible (ie: if it is on a phonenet
network, nothing is going to happen).
2. As with software, you can be trained to install software. All you have to
do is have someone in your school take the training class for CWS. As far as
I know it is open to all staff members capable of passing the test. If you
have more than a year of decent computer usage behind you, you should be
able to pass the test.
3. Also, if I remember correctly, you can have your analyst set up a share
to access your server. I do not see a problem with that. In fact, if they
can set it up in global profile form they won't even need to do anything to
your actual computer. As long as your student work is on an accessible
server, you should be able to have that done.
4. The last component is not entirely true. You're computer is 'locked'
every 10 minutes. The difference between being locked and being logged off
is 180 degrees. To log off you have to close every program and save all
data. On top of that you have to log back in to get back to your work. When
your computer is locked, all it does is throw up a screen with a password
and username prompt, which can be accessed by pressing ctrl alt del at any
time and choosing "Lock Computer". Having your computer lock every ten
minutes is a necessity, in my opinion since the district is not really able
to evaluate everyone's situation and tailor a locking time suitable to their
needs or location. Everything on your account is vunerable if your computer
is not locked or logged off. Any student, faculty, or parent can access your
data that is not individually password protected. Now I know not everyone
needs the reminder to keep their computer safe, but to keep data and the
network safe, the mac!
Devin Fisher
dmfisher@seattleschools.org
Van Asselt Elementary
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Ahlness [mailto:mahlness@attbi.com]
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 6:32 PM
To: tic-tech
Subject: tictech: why it just sits there...
-tictech message:
Hi all,
Just in case anyone cares about this sort of thing, my teacher workstation
(CWS) hasn't been used in a few weeks. Administrators tracking this are
certainly aware of whose machines have been on and whose have not, so I
figured it might be a good idea to let people know why, at least in my case:
1) I cannot print to the printer in my classroom from it.
2) I cannot install or upgrade any software on it.
3) It cannot access our local server, student work, launcher web pages, etc.
4) It logs me off every ten minutes.
Each of these reasons is worthy of a much longer discussion, but I'll spare
you. Those using their CWS machines regularly have certainly had their
computer use and teaching behavior shaped and modified by these limitations.
I only hope the above issues are being addressed by those setting policy.
And, more importantly, I hope the impact of these policies on classroom
teachers (and their students!) is being closely watched and evaluated.
I have a personal laptop on my desk which gets the job done just fine.
Mark Ahlness
mahlness@attbi.com
Arbor Heights
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