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Period 5 Tuesday, September 11, 2018

 Today’s goals:

  • Get your seat for the first quarter!
  • Successfully log into your computer and change your password
  • Review computer responsibility and tools for every class
  • Finish your Harvest of the Month graphic

 Today’s featured web site:

 Seats

  • We will do this every quarter! I’ll direct you to your seat. You are in pairs to help each other out!

 Setting up your computer

  • Being responsible:
    • The computer you have in front of you is yours for the rest of the year. TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT!
    • You are responsible for this computer. If you wreck your computer, either physically or by downloading something that you did not have permission to download, then you will have nothing to use in class. If you don’t have a computer, you won’t be able to participate in class, which will result in an F. Please treat your computer with respect. I will make updates and fix things as we go along. I expect you to use the computer for class purposes only. I have seen students download viruses and malware when playing certain games or visiting certain sites; please be aware of what you’re doing and always ask me first.
    • You can change the desktop background if you want.
    • It is an excellent idea to right now create a folder on the desktop with your name. Right click on the desktop and go to New, then Folder. You will put all of your class work in this folder.
  • Logging in:
    • Lenovo Thinkpad ONLY- just click your name. Your password is your first name in all lowercase letters. You will be prompted to change your password the first time you log in.
    • HP Computers (most of you)– On log-on screen, hit ctrl alt del. Then choose switch user.
    • Your user name is MHS-WEBCLASS-S#\First Name. I used nicknames for some students (Sam, Yanni, Joe, Nick, Angel)
      Example: MHS-WEBCLASS-S9\Jen. Check for your computer number on the front of your laptop cover on a white sticker. The back slash button is above the Enter key on your keyboard. MHS-WEBCLASS-S# can be all lower (mhs-webclass-s#) or upper case letters.
    • Your password is your first name in all lowercase letters (again, I used nicknames for some students, see above). You will be prompted to change this the first time you log in.
    • Since your are sharing your computers with another class, you will have to go through this log-in process every time- switching the user and then entering the username and password.

 Tools for every class:

  • Your laptop, which you will take great care of this year!
  • Chrome or Firefox browser (your choice unless I specify which one I want you to use)
  • Class website: www.mhswebdesign.com, click on Class Work from top menu, then click on that day’s post at very top of page
  • Notepad++ (when coding)

 Harvest of the Month