Working from home

While we have not reached the point where we can telecommute as teachers, we do have the option of working from home on any file that we want. Today's (9/24) Wednesday Tech Topic was how to edit documents that are on your "network" profile (i.e. ewilson), or username. When working from home you cannot log in using your network username (see previous week's posting or the FAQs on the right side). In order to access the computer, you must use the "local" ID, or username. For each of the computers, this would be the username "teacher". If you do not recall the password, please see me with any questions.

While you are logged in as "teacher", you can access all the programs on the computer. After you are finished working on this, you save your files (to the documents or desktop, whichever you prefer). When you arrive at school, log in to the machine with the same "teacher" username.

If you log in using your network profile (i.e. ewilson), you will not see the files that you created or worked on at home. Once you have logged in, you will click on "Go" at the top of the screen and select "Connect to Server" at the bottom of the list. (NOTE: These pictures are meant to serve as visual aids. It is not possible to click on the image and connect to the server. You must follow the written directions. The picture is what you should see when you are at each step).



A screen will come up requiring you to type in the server address.
Type "10.0.0.4" and then click on the plus sign to the right of the box where you typed "10.0.0.4". Once you have added the server address, by clicking the plus sign, click on the button that says "Connect".


From this point on, you will log in using your network profile, or ID, (i.e. ewilson). A list of "volumes" to be "mounted" will appear. Select the one with your name (either ewilson or ericwilson) and drag the files you created at home, using the teacher log in, to your network files. After this has been completed, you can log out of the teacher username and log in using your network ID.

1st Wednesday Tech Topic

Today, a few brave individuals joined Glen in the LS computer lab for the inaugural Wednesday Tech Topic help session. The following points were covered

• Logging in using your "network" profile (i.e. ewilson)
  
• Logging in using the "local" ID (i.e. teacher)
• Changing the dock: adding and removing items

Logging in:
The network refers to ID used to log in to a computer when you are on campus. The computers on campus are linked via wireless (or wired) connections that allow you to access your profile (i.e. ewilson). If you are not on campus, you are not linked via wireless (or wired) connections and cannot access your network profile (i.e. ewilson) with all of your documents. When you are not on campus, use the "local" ID, which allows you to log into the computer, but not access files that are available at school (through the server, which is located on campus).

Changing the dock:
By dragging shortcuts (also referred to as icons) to the dock, you can add any application. When dragging the shortcut, be sure to drag it all the way down to the dock and watch for other shortcuts to move aside. If you want to remove a shortcut, simply drag it off of the dock. You will see a small cloud appear and hear a sound similar to when you drop an item in the trash. If you wish to add an entire folder to your dock, drag it to the right hand side, next the trash. There is a dotted white line dividing the two sections of the dock. Clicking and dragging the cursor when it is on this line enables you to enlarge or shrink the dock.