ES Laptop Lab

Using the Laptop Lab

Our laptop program has now been in place for a couple of years, and we believe it has a very positive impact in student access and use of technology in the classroom to enrich the learning experience. The success of our laptop program depends on us teachers making sure we follow the procedures in place.

• Laptops will only be checked out to TEACHERS who have participated in the laptop workshops offered by your school’s tech team. (This does not include substitute teachers since they will not have attended proper in-service. Substitutes are welcome to use our regular lab facilities. Therefore, if you have planned to use the laptops and are suddenly absent, you will need to have an alternative lesson plan.)
• Upon receiving the computers the teacher should COUNT them. At the end of the period BEFORE students are dismissed, computers should be collected and COUNTED again to make sure all computers are back.
• Teachers checking the laptops must supervise laptop use by their students. They are responsible for making sure students SHUT DOWN their laptops before putting them back in the trunks.
• Computers must NEVER be left unattended. Computer trunks should always be inside a classroom when checked out. If the teacher needs to walk away from the classroom leaving computers inside, make sure to lock them inside their trunks. Combination locks will be provided for each trunk. If computers need to be left on desks, make sure to LOCK THE DOOR to the classroom and close the windows.
• During class, laptops should be placed on a secure flat surface like the students’ desks. Students are not allowed to put the laptops on their laps.
• No food or drinks are allowed while the computers are in the room. Water bottles should be taken off the desk and moved away from the computers.
• While using the laptops all students are expected to honor the Acceptable Use Policies regarding appropriate use of technology. (No games, instant messaging, and obscene material, etc.) Violation of these rules may result in computer privileges being restricted or taken away as stated in the AUP.
• Before allowing your students to print, please make sure they have chosen the closest printer available.
• Students may carry single machines from the lab to their class inside the laptop bags. If more than one computer is being transported, students MUST use the trunks.
• Computers must be returned IMMEDIATELY after the end of the period (unless they are checked-out for consecutive periods).