The Hutchins School
ICT at Hutchins
For Students– 2013
Housekeeping
Exits | Emergency Procedure | Amenities | Wake Up & Stretch | Make Yourself Comfortable
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Getting Help
Email helpdesk@hutchins.tas.edu.au for technical requests
Mr Sam Murray – Computer Technician – x313 smu@hutchins.tas.edu.au
Mr Matt Ralph – Computer Systems Officer – x305 mrl@hutchins.tas.edu.au
Mr Ian MacRae – IT Manager – x290 ima@hutchins.tas.edu.au
Student IT Leaders – find them, ask them, help them, join them.
IT Knowledgebase:
http://apollo.hutchins.tas.edu.au/otherPrograms/is/ithelp
Passwords
Minimum 8 characters long
Needs at least two of the following:
• An uppercase letter
• A number
• A wild character ~`!@#$%^&*()_-+=|\
Also, can’t use your name, partial name or previous 6 passwords
All computer passwords expire every 60 days
Email
We’re now back to username@hutchins.tas.edu.au
Year 9 Laptops – full client of Outlook (email program)
Start -> type Outlook in search box -> follow the prompts to set up, put
your password in and check the box to remember it
Settings on mobile devices: All taken care of by MobileIron App [NEXT]
MobileIron
App to manage Wireless Networks, Certificates (needed for secure site
access, e.g., https://gmail.com), Email Settings
Instructions on Intranet Home Page:
Don’t save to the Desktop!
• If you want to keep your documents, don’t save to the desktop.
• If you have already, drag them into:
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SkyDrive: https://skydrive.live.com/ - link on homepage
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Sign in with username@MY.hutchins.tas.edu.au
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***NOTE***: Email is different – username@hutchins.tas.edu.au
Saving to SkyDrive
TIP: Keep file names simple
A couple file name restrictions:
• Doesn’t like wild characters in file name: &~`!@#$%^*()+=|\/?’”;:
• Doesn’t like double full stops .. OR double spaces in file names
Size restrictions:
• Individual files limited to 300MB size (but 7GB quota, save as
many and as much as you want)
Hutchins Central (SharePoint)
The Hutchins School Intranet (our internal web pages)
http://apollo.hutchins.tas.edu.au
Central repository for almost everything digital at Hutchins (your
files, shared files, subject/year level sites, submissions…)
If accessing outside of school, sign in with:
• hutchins\your_computer_username
• your_computer_password
Fronter
Our VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) – class materials
https://casas.tas.edu.au/vle/
your_username.hutchins
your_fronter_password
ID Cards, Photocopiers, Library Borrowing
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ID Card has your student ID number
ID card used for borrowing items from the libraries
It is also your photocopier access card in Nettlefold Library
Passwords, Crisis or Opportunity?
Your chance to get creative (samples only):
Blink183
$1Cheezburgrz
2$Porsche
MadeA#OfIt
KaPow!*#Bam
RIPCobain94
@notherPWDgrrr
Windows 7
Find anything: documents, programs,
emails…
…by clicking here and typing.
Right click on
programs to
add to Start
Menu, Task
Bar or send
shortcut to
desktop
Wireless
Personal devices – iPhones, iPads, Android devices, student and staff
owned devices use HutchinsOpen – we encourage mobile tech use
Visitors from Universities may use the Eduroam network with their
University computer logon details. Hutchins staff senior students can
use eduroam at Universities – username:
your_username@hutchins.tas.edu.au and your_hutchins_password
Internet at Hutchins
We are a customer of AARNet (Australian Academic and Research
Network) – same network all Australian Universities use, the CSIRO
and some other independent schools around Australia
•1GB Fibre connection (very fast)
•Student Quota: 500MB per day
*note: we monitor download amounts, if excessive, we require
justification of educational use
•If a site is blocked that you need to access, get your teacher to email
helpdesk
Internet at Hutchins
We use an internet filtering product:
Netbox Blue
•This requires a logon
•Hutchins username and password
•Choose option automatically connect
•Internet sites need this initial logon
OMG How Am I Going to Remember All This?
Communication – we love you. Talk to us. Tell us if it’s
broken, not working, don’t have a clue, want training helpdesk@hutchins.tas.edu.au
Have a go – you need to give yourself more credit, you
are better with technology than you think. Have a go,
use the force, get the gut feeling thing happening.
Ask the next guy – if they’re right there, why not?
Emergency – call us, but remember prevention is best planning for important events that use ICT is critical
Lynda.com online video training – registration instructions on Intranet home page – Atomic
Learning video training, same place