Increasing Screen Time-out for Macs

THIS IS FOR MAC USERS ONLY

If your reimaged/new laptop is timing out too quickly which means you have to re-enter your computer password, I just put into Casper a package to allow you to change the timeout.

This policy will only run while at school. You will need to restart your computer first and then login.

Go to the Apple icon (upper left corner of your screen)

Click on System Preferences

Click on Energy Saver

If the lock at the bottom left of the window is locked, click on it. 

Enter your computer login password

Click Unlock.

In the bar slider labeled, "Turn display off after", you may move the slider to whatever timeout you would like. You have to do this for the Battery setting and the Power Adapter setting.

Please do not set it to Never as that will shorten the life of the display

Click on System Preferences and select Quit System Preferences.

If the above does not work, please open Self Service and run the software package in District Software called Energy Save Unlock.

Then try the above procedure again.

Self Service Directions

Casper Self Service Instructions - Staff

Self Service only Available at School

The Casper system has been setup for staff and students to be able to download and install class specific plus general software on their laptops.

The procedure for staff to download and install self service software is below:

• Open Finder (leftmost icon in the Dock)
• Click on  Applications
• Open Self Service
• On the right hand side of the window, click on the  group that will contain the software you wish to update (e.g Department, Self Service, Browsers, School, etc)
• Click on the software to be installed
• Click on Install the software
• Wait for the progress bar in the upper window to finish.
• Once the software is installed, go to Self Service, Quit
• Restart  your computer

Once the software is installed, it will be removed from the Self Service list. Software can only be installed once.

Printing 11 x 17 to Ricoh

Follow these steps to print on 11 x 17 paper in the Ricoh Copier in the Main Office.

1) Select Print from File menu, as usual.  Select the compatible Ricoh Copier (for macs it's MS_Ricoh_Copier_PCL5e_2)

2) Expand the window if you don't see all the print options.

3) From the Copies and Pages drop-down menu, select Paper Handling.

4) Select Scale to fit Paper size - 11 x 17

5) From the same drop-down, select Paper Feed.

6) Select the appropriate tray (#3) and press Print

7) GO To The Copier and click the PRINTER button (at left)  to receive the printout.

Reset to Copier Mode

VoiceThread

Voicethread is versatile online communication and collaboration tool that allows teachers and students to post and share text, photos, video and audio recordings. Teachers can create assignments and share them with students to complete as homework, or students can create voicethreads with partners for classroom assignments.

WMS has a school-wide subscription. Let BAM know if you'd like an account to preview the tool and/or setup student accounts for your classes.

Google Presentation with 26 ways to use Voicethread in the classroom.

Digitally Speaking - using Voicethread for digital conversations.

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