Troubleshooting Your School Wifi (Mac)
Do you ever get the dreaded exclamation mark on your wifi signal strength icon? Here's how to fix it (sometimes).
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Changing Your Default Boot-Up Operating System (VIDEO)
How to switch from the Mac side of your laptop to the Windows side or vice versa. This is video is for River Hill High school teacher use.
Change from Windows to Mac on your laptop - or vice versa!
Read MoreCreating PDF Documents (VIDEO)
How to convert your files to PDF on the Windows or Mac side of your teacher laptop. This is video is for River Hill High school teacher use.
A video tutorial of how to create PDF files on your teacher laptop, both Windows & Mac.
Read MoreUsing Hand-In/Hand-Out Folders (VIDEO)
How to use the network drives "Hand-In" and "Hand-Out" to distribute documents to and collect them from your students when using a computer lab or mobile lab. This is video is for River Hill High school teacher use.
Distributing materials and collecting work from your students can be paper-free! Here's how.
Read MoreAdding a Printer on Your Laptop
One of our most popular tips! Add an additional printer or re-do an existing one!
Read MoreOrganizing Open Windows: Exposé & Spaces (VIDEO)
How to use Exposé or Spaces on the Mac side of your teacher laptop to organize open window clutter. This is video is for River Hill High school teacher use.
Purchasing Discounted Microsoft Software
In the past, the Microsoft "Work-at-Home" license allowed us to sign out a copy of Microsoft Office for teachers to install on their home computers. The latest version of Office does not have this type of licensing. However, the county has an agreement that allows teachers to purchase Microsoft products at a fraction of the retail cost... sometimes as much as 80% off! Use the link below to access a secure document on the private side of GAfE. For obvious reasons, we cannot publish the link to the discount site directly on this website.
IMPORTANT: Do NOT share this information with others! This is for county employees only! We're all professionals - please respect this policy.
Modifying the Dock on Your MacBook
Some teachers have noticed that they can't remove applications from the dock that they themselves haven't added. This feature was added by the county to prevent anyone from accidentally removing their network drives. However, if you'd really like to make changes to the applications on the dock anyway, follow this link to see the directions to do so. They're a bit involved, so be prepared.
http://oit.hcpss.wikispaces.net/dockosx