Computer+Usage

Each grade level in the Middle School has its own computer cart. The cart is a teacher's cart, not a student cart. The laptops are for teachers to use as teaching tools in their lessons. They are not to be used for free time or other uses outside of a teacher-led lesson. If a boy needs a computer to complete an assignment or print out some work, he must get permission from the teacher and be supervised. Generally, the laptops are not for the boys to use outside of the context of a lesson or to do their own work so they are in good repair and charged for lessons. An adult must be responsible for all the computers being taken out, for knowing which boy is using which machine, and for seeing that they are put back in the right place and that both the laptops and the cart are plugged in. Each laptop must go on the shelf with the corresponding number. There are a number of ways to do this. Some people physically stand there with each of the boys taking and returning machines. Some assign and supervise a few boys to take and return all the machines for the class. Some assign a boy to monitor the removal and return of the computers. Middle School boys are all assigned a specific laptop they should use all the time. If their computer is unavailable, they may take a different computer only with the permission of the teacher for that class. Power cords should not be removed from the cart. The rule of thumb should be that one leaves the laptop cart exactly as one would like to find it when they next need it. If you pass a cart on your way out at the end of the day, and notice that it is unplugged, please plug it in. Boys can never play games on school computers. Boys should never be on the internet without a teacher's permission. If a boy breaks that rule, please inform Kim or Ben.