Laptop Training Windows VISTA

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Laptop Training Windows VISTA

• Log Into your Laptop
• Dell/Google Tool Bar pop-up?
• Select Continue, Accept, Finish
• NOTE Your students will encounter this every
  time they use a new laptop. It is recommended
  that you assign your students to a laptop and
  they use that laptop every time.
• Presented by Meagan Rieder

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Agenda

• Laptop Carts
• Signing Up Using
• Laptops with Windows Vista
• Whats New in Vista

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Laptop Carts MSS

• VISTA LAPTOPS
• CARTS 1 2 (16/16)
• RM 107 - BSI Miles
•  
• CART 6 (16)
• RM112 DiPalma
• CARTS 4 5 (12/12)
• RM120 - Morgan

• XP LAPTOPS
• CART 3 (16)
• RM112 DiPalma
• CARTS 7 8 (16/16)
• RM114 - OBrian

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Laptop Carts WMS/WHS

• XP LAPTOP CARTS
• 10 (16) Rm 112
• 11 (16) Rm 20
• 12 (16) Rm 211
• 13 (16) Rm 105
• Select carts by choosing from those near your
  classroom location. Sending carts to another
  floor is discouraged.

• VISTA LAPTOP CARTS
• 1 (16) Rm 200
• 2 (16) Rm 10
• 3 (16) Rm 128
• 5 (20) Rm 201
• 6 (20) Rm 128
• 4 (24) Rm 25
• 7 (24) WHS LIB.

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Signing Up

• please put the following info
• CART , LAST NAME, ROOM , TIME
• gt SUBMIT
• gtView Calendar to review

• gt woodstown.org
• gt Select your School
• gt Signup for Laptop Carts
• gt DATE needed
• UserName
• Password

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Whats New in Vista

• Instant Search
• Aero Desktop
• Windows Sidebar Gadgets
• Windows Meeting Space

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Start Menu

• ClickgtComputer no more My
• (C) your laptop
• DONT SAVE FILES ON LAPTOPS! SAVE THEM TO YOUR
  NETWORK FOLDERgt
• (Z) user.name(\\ntsvr1)
• your network folder

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Windows

• Address Bar
• Search
• Organize
• Views
• Other related options

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Instant Search

• Quickly find what you need
• find it Start menu, Explorers, Control Panel,
  Programs
• ClickgtStart
• typegtpic..pause..tures
• OPEN AT LEAST 3 PICTURES

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Aero Desktop ExperienceWindows Flip 3D Live
Thumbnails
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Aero Desktop Experience

• Windows Flip 3D
• you should still have 3 pics open
• STARTTAB
• hold START hit TAB
• keep hitting TAB to scroll
• through all your windows
• -OR-
• CLICK
• Window Switcher Icon found in task bar

• Live Thumbnails
• ALTTAB
• hold ALT hit TAB
• keep hitting TAB to scroll
• through all your windows

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Windows Sidebar Gadgets
gtgtCLICK HERE to WATCH DEMOS on VISTA!ltlt
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Windows Sidebar Gadgets

• Lets SEARCH for our sidebar!
• go to gt START
• type gt Side
• (instant gratification)
• click gt Windows Sidebar
• (found under STARTgt PROGRAMSgt ACCESSORIES)

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Windows Meeting Space
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Windows Meeting Space

• Collaborate Share Documents
• Small Groups of 1-9 Vista Users
• Share Work on Computer-Based Projects
• Quick, Easy Secure
• One person initiates a meeting session
• Organizer invites attendees sends password
• Others join it, share files, or see the same view
  of a program/desktop collaborate in real time

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Windows Meeting Space

• Start gt Windows Meeting Space
• Ready to set up Windows Meeting Space?
• Clickgt Yes
• Invitations
• Selectgt Anyone Checkgt Display a notification
• Selectgt Meagan Rieder VISTA
• Pswdgt password
• Use this for Team Projects
• YOU set up a meeting w/ Student Team Leaders
  (STL)
• STLs set up a meeting w/ Team Members

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Windows Meeting Space

• Start gt Windows Meeting Space
• Ready to set up Windows Meeting Space?
• Clickgt Yes
• Invitations
• Selectgt Anyone Checkgt Display a notification
• Selectgt Meagan Rieder VISTA
• Pswdgt password
• Use this for Team Projects
• YOU set up a meeting w/ Student Team Leaders
  (STL)
• STLs set up a meeting w/ Team Members

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TO DO LIST

• Practice Windows Flip3D Live Thumbnails
• Do a SEARCH from START menu a folder
• Add a Gadget to your Side Bar
• Start a Meeting
• Post a Document _at_ Your Meeting
• Invite Someone to your Meeting
• AND anything else that strikes your fancy
• HAVE FUN!

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Issues Solutions

• Google Tool Bar Pop-Up
• Select Continue, Accept, Finish
• Students should be assigned computer s that way
  they will not have to do this every time they
  login to a different computer.
• Set up a session of Musical Chairs
• Printer Drivers
• HP1012 are not compatible at this time
• Use a community printer for the time being
• Install new driver once available
• Presenting Lessons from your Desktop
• XP interface (vs.) VISTA interface
• Your current Desktop cannot handle Windows Vista
• When using the Vista Laptops, project lessons
  from Laptop 1 and be sure that the proper
  software is installed
• VISTA HELP HOW TOs

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Shut Down Log Off Sleep

• gtSTART
• Sleep- Orange Power Button
• Lock- Blue Pad Lock
• ARROWgt Switch User
• Log Off
• Lock
• Shut Down
• (will auto log off user)
• Thank You!