Posts with Tag: Staff Laptop Archives - Modern Pen
Leaving School District 21? Information about what’s in your CCSD21 Google Apps for Education Account
May 7, 2021
Tags: Calendar, G Suite, Google, Google Apps, Google Docs, Google Drive, Staff, Staff Laptop
At the end of each school year, students and teachers ask questions about taking their School District 21 materials with them. Due to issues of ownership, there are actually different rules about how students and teachers can take their documents with them. What happens to the account when I leave? School District 21 has […]
Name Change? School Change? 2021 Edition
May 7, 2021
Tags: Name Change, School Change, Staff Laptop
Changing schools for 2021-2022? Changing your name? If either of these pertain to you, there are a variety of computer-related implications, particularly for staff members with a staff laptop or chromebook. School changes Beginning the week of June 15th, we will start updating the user accounts of all staff members who are changing schools […]
UPLOADING FILES AND FOLDERS TO GOOGLE DRIVE
June 1, 2017
Tags: Google Docs, Google Drive, Staff, Staff Laptop, Staff Laptops
All staff members should store their work related files and folders in Google Drive, and should be utilizing Chrome for everything from email and chat to word processing and spreadsheets. Please be sure, if you have not already done so, to upload all work related files and folders to Google Drive that are currently being […]
Name change? School change? 2017 edition
May 26, 2017
Tags: Name Change, School Change, Staff Laptop
Changing schools for 2016-2017? Changing your name? If either of these pertain to you, there are a variety of computer-related implications, particularly for certified staff members with a staff laptop. School changes Beginning the week of June 26th, we will start updating the user accounts of all staff members who are changing schools for […]
Leaving School District 21? Information about what’s in your CCSD21 Google Apps account
May 20, 2016
Tags: Calendar, Google, Google Apps, Google Docs, Google Drive, Staff, Staff Laptop
At the end of each school year, students and teachers ask questions about taking their School District 21 materials with them. Due to issues of ownership, there are actually different rules about how students and teachers can take their documents with them. What happens to the account when I leave? School District 21 has […]
New Staff Laptops–FAQs
October 14, 2014
Tags: Lenovo, Staff, Staff Laptop
We’ve received a number of questions from staff members with regards to the new staff laptop, the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e. We’ve compiled them into this list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)–and answers! How will I know my computer from others? Like the previous MacBooks, and like other large organizations that deploy devices, all staff […]
Organizing Your Google Drive
October 19, 2014
Tags: Chrome Apps, Google, Google Apps, Google Drive, Lenovo, Staff, Staff Laptop
As staff members move to the new Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e staff laptops, the only way to safely store and back-up files is in Google Drive. There, in addition to Google’s server infrastructure, School District 21 also has three additional services providing back-up and security for both our productivity as a school district as well […]
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga-Trackpad Settings
October 19, 2014
Tags: Lenovo, Staff, Staff Laptop, Trackpad
In addition to the great touchscreen on the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e, when you are using the computer in regular “laptop” mode, you will want to consider customizing your trackpad settings to best meet your needs and preferences. First, be aware that by default, the Yoga 11e is set-up with a “two-button mouse”. The picture […]
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga-Connecting to WiFi
October 19, 2014
Tags: Lenovo, Staff, Staff Laptop, Wireless
The first time that you are on a new network with your Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e, it should find available wireless networks and ask you to connect, entering a password if necessary. Staff members who already have their laptops have had no issue with this. Nevertheless, listed below are directions for how one might connect […]
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga-Setting Up a Home Printer
October 19, 2014
Tags: Lenovo, Printing, Staff, Staff Laptop
Setting up a home printer on the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e staff laptops running Windows 8.1 has proven to be incredibly easy when tested on both wired and wireless printers–even older models. It is important to note that there is wide variance in printer models and the drivers that are used on computers to actually […]
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