Administering Classroom Computers

This document provides an overview of how the classroom student computers are configured, how to access files created by your students on these computers, and how to add new programs to the computers.

 
Accessing Files Created by Your Students

When you're logged in using a teacher or staff account, you can always access student files created in your classroom (or any other classroom or lab) from the T:\ drive. Just locate the folder corresponding to the classroom that the files were created on. For example, files created by students in Room 503 will be located at T:\ROOM503 as in the screen shot below:

 

 

Installing New Programs on your Classroom Computers

STEP 1

Your classroom computer is configured to automatically login using a special student account that is restricted (cannot make changes to settings, add/remove programs, etc).

The first step in installing new programs is to log out as the student, then login using your teacher/staff account. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Click on the Start button.
  2. Hold down the SHIFT key on the keyboard. Important: Continue holding the SHIFT key until step 2.
  3. Click "Log Off" as in the screen shot below.

Please note that if you do not continue holding in the SHIFT key until the Log On screen appears, the computer will automatically login as the student again and you will not be able to install your programs.

 

 
Step 3
When the log on screen appears, you can release the SHIFT key. Enter your login credentials on this screen and press OK to login.

Step 4

Install the program that you want to make available on these student computers. Please note that you will have to install the program on each computer, but you only need to follow the rest of the steps below ONCE.

Following the steps below will create shortcuts on ALL of your classroom computers once you've installed the program.

Once the installation is complete, you will need to copy the shortcuts to the program to the student start menu or desktop.

If the program that you just installed placed a shortcut on the desktop:

  1. Right-click on the shortcut and select COPY.

If the program that you just installed did not place a shortcut on the desktop:

  1. Right-click on the start menu and select "Explore"
  2. Navigate to the "Documents and Settings" folder on the C:\ drive.
  3. Expand the "All Users" folder
  4. Expand the "Start Menu" folder
  5. Expand the "Programs" folder
  6. Locate the shortcut for the program that you just installed.
  7. Right-click on the program shortcut and select "Copy" as in the screen shot below.

 

 
Step 5

Now that you've copied the shortcut to the clipboard, you need to paste it into the desktop or shortcut menu of the profile corresponding to your room number by following these steps:

To place a shortcut on the computer's desktop:

  1. Navigate to T:\Lab-Profiles
  2. Locate your room number in the list, and expand that folder.
  3. Right-click on the Desktop folder and select Paste.

To place a shortcut on the computer's Start Menu:

  1. Navigate to T:\Lab-Profiles
  2. Locate your room number in the list, and expand that folder.
  3. Expand the Start_Menu folder
  4. Click on the Programs folder.
  5. Right-click on the Programs folder and select Paste.

A screen shot is provided below for clarification.

 

 
Step 6

You're done! Now just click on the Start button and LOG OFF. The computer will automatically log back in as the student account. If you've correctly followed these instructions, your new shortcut will appear on the desktop or in the start menu of your computer.

If you have problems, please send an email to helpdesk and we will assist you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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