1. HP Laptop Orientation
Northwood Elementary
June 10, 2014

2. Grab a post-it. Jot it down.
Parking Lot
Your question is like a shiny new car to us. We don’t want to leave it unattended.
If you write yours down on a post-it, you won’t forget it, and we won’t either.
If your question is not answered during this training session, you can leave it on the parking lot poster, and it will be addressed individually by an ITC staff member.
Have a question?
Grab a post-it. Jot it down.

3. Today’s Agenda Windows 8 Overview Citrix and Virtual Use
Laptop and Windows 8 Support

4. Your New HP Laptop 15” Touch Screen 14” Touch Screen Extended Keyboard
You made a great choice! Both laptops are awesome!
15” Touch Screen
Extended Keyboard
DVD-RW Drive
14” Touch Screen
Touchpad and Point Stick
Lightweight & Compact

5. Windows 8.1
Start Screen
*Before Training: Go to Atomic Learning and find the “Introducing the Windows 8 User Interface” Tutorial and save to favorites.
Go Live. Link from Logo to play Atomic Learning Tutorial: Introducing the Windows 8 User Interface.
Instructor compares their customized Start Screen to new user Start Screen.
Teach the Windows Key shortcut to navigate back and forth from Desktop to Start Screen.
Open an App on the Start Screen, Go to your Desktop or Swipe Up to Get to Your Apps.
Go to Apps Screen.

6. APPs Screen All apps installed on your computer are shown here.
Scroll to see all apps.

7. APPs Screen Organize your Applications
Go live to demonstrate sorting your apps .
Organize your Applications

8. APPs Screen
Go live to demonstrate pinning apps to Start Screen and Taskbar.
Have participants practice pinning an app and customizing it on the Start Screen.
Pin Outlook to Taskbar.
Touch and hold or right click to pin apps to the Start Screen or Desktop Taskbar.

9. Charms Click on Settings to manage your wireless settings
Manage your wireless, volume, screen brightness.
Personalize your PC.

10. Charms Click on Devices > Project to see presentation options
Manage your presentation settings.
Depends on the work you are doing.
Choices for Screen, SMARTBoard, or 2nd Monitor
Duplicate or Extend for SMARTBoard.
Keyboard Shortcut = Windows Key +P

11. Windows 8 gestures Touch and hold to bring up right-click options
Tap to select and open Apps or Files
Swipe In from right for charms menu
Slide to scroll in any direction
2-finger stretch or pinch to zoom
Explain, Demo, and Refer to Handout.
1, 2 3 4 5

12. Printers View installed printers Set default printer
Search for printers from Start Screen.
On Start screen – type Printer, select Devices and Printers from search results.
Right click to set default printer.

13. PSD Network Access Local PC Drives Network Drives (C:) Local Disk
(D:) DVD Drive
(E:) SDHC Drive
Network Drives
(U:) User folder
(S:) Student Folders
(Y:) Shared folder
Review and Explain Local and Network Drives.
Go Live.
Show “This PC” Window and go through sections.
Green = Home/Blue = Network
4. Discuss Reasons for Saving Work to U: Drive
File Security
Access from any district location or from home on your PSD laptop
Multiple daily backups at ITC

14. Citrix Receiver From home you can access:
Work saved on PSD network drives
A virtual PSD desktop experience
Use Citrix at work when you have a software problem or a problem with a web-based application.
Citrix is a tool that allows users to access applications and documents saved to network drives from their PSD laptops when they are away from the district.

15. Citrix Login At Home: At School Open Citrix from Start Menu
Login with PSD credentials
At School
Open Citrix from Start Menu
You are automatically logged into Citrix with your network login
(Add psd\ to username if prompted)
Login to Citrix with psd\ only when away from district network.

16. Citrix : Add Apps Go live.
Click on All Applications to add apps to your Citrix Screen.
Have participants practice adding and removing apps.
Have participants Add Windows 7VDI.
These apps will now appear each time they log in.

17. Windows 7vDI Provides a “virtual desktop”
Access to PSD Network Drives through Start > My Computer
Windows 7VDI is a Citrix option. VDI stands for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.
Go Live and Open Citrix. Open Windows 7VDI.
In this window, “My Computer” is really a virtual computer.
Anything saved to the virtual desktop will not be available on your laptop’s desktop/hard drive.
When working in this environment, all work should be saved to the (U:) drive/User Folder.
Work saved to the desktop of the virtual computer will be available in the desktop folder of the U: drive.

18. CiTrix: Remote Access Optional Content
Log in to the PSD Network from any computer with Internet access
Windows 7VDI is also an option through Remote Access/Citrix Client.
Directions to install and access Remote Access are available on the Tech Services web page when you are logged into Edline.
Same rules apply.
Log in with your PSD username and password

19. CiTrix: Remote Access Optional Content
Go to your pinned apps or the Windows 7 VDI
Windows 7VDI and Apps though Citrix Remote Access. Same rules apply.
“My Computer” is really a virtual computer. Anything saved to this desktop will not be available on your laptop desktop.
When working in this environment, all work should be saved to the (U:) Drive/User Folder.
Saving to the Virtual Desktop will actually save the work to the “Desktop” folder within your User Folder/U: drive.

20. Playing DVDs To play a movie: Insert movie into DVD player.
Go to This PC (File Explorer or Windows Key + E)
Double click on the DVD Drive (D:) Icon
Your movie will begin playing with VLC Media Player
Preferred way to play a DVD.
You can still burn data to DVDs through File Explorer or Right Clicking on File and Sending to DVD Drive.

21. Outlook 2013 Optional Content Use Outlook app on laptop
Use Outlook Web Access on non-PSD computer
Desktop Display Notifications
Check Names Feature
Full Functionality with Outlook Application. Limited functionality on OWA.
Go Live to Turn off Desktop Message Display Alerts to avoid classroom interruptions.
File> Options> Mail > Message Arrival. Uncheck Display a Desktop Alert.
Have participants open a New Mail message and begin to type a name in the address window. Names will not autocomplete.
Demo the Check Names feature to look up names in Outlook Address Book.
Mention Outlook Guide to be posted on Tech Services website and Atomic Learning Videos.
Tech Services > Easy Guides and How-Tos.

22. Use your security cable and lock to secure your laptop at school.
Lock your desktop!
+ L
Mention touchscreen care on Windows 8 Overview handout.

23. Ongoing Support Windows Help – + f1 Atomic Learning
ITC Technology Services
District Classes
Building Support
Go Live.
Demo Windows Key +F1 Key.
Show Link to Atomic Learning.
Show Link to ITC Tech Services.
Watch for upcoming district classes and opportunities for building level support.

24. Atomic Learning On-line video tutorials and more Just-in-time training
skill specific
Watch, practice, repeat
Explore!
Atomic Learning Logo is live link.
Go Live.
Guide participants to open Atomic Learning from their tile on Start screen.
Login with PSD credentials.
Demo-Search by Application.
Discuss tutorials related to Windows 8/8.1 and software on PSD laptops.
Explore and view 1-2 videos of choice.
Demo adding videos to Favorites.

25. Have we answered your questions?
Parking Lot
Unanswered questions can be answered during the additional 30 minute Q & A session or placed on Parking Lot poster with user name to be addressed at a later time.
Have we answered your questions?

26. Closing
Sign-In Sheets
Time Sheets