1. ICT Mr Farmer

2. Ground Rules Listening This is an important skill. You need to listen to me and to each other. Help I am here to TEACH you. Not to do it for you. When your stuck: Try again Ask the Internet Ask a friend Then ask me by putting your hand up Mobile Phones & MP3s With my permission only. Otherwise they will be confiscated! Respect This room, my equipment and each other.

3. Classroom Rules Sit on your chairs properly No chewing gum – it doesn’t mix well with carpet Bags under desks Only print when you really need to All waste paper in the recycle bins

4. Seating Plans and Groupings Every class will have a seating plan These will be set in the next week or 2. You will also be part of 3 groups Number Colour Friendship Example Seating Plan

5. Log in Create a STRONG Password? At Least 8 Characters Combination of capital and lowercase Numbers Characters Think of a word that you will remember schoolrocks = 5ch001R0ck5!1 Change the number on the end each time.

6. Organisation Make sure your folders are organised You should have each of your subjects – e.g. ICT Inside your subjects should be year groups – e.g. Year 8 Inside your year folders should be units – e.g. Unit 8.1 SAVE EVERY DOCUMENT WITH A RELEVANT FILENAME! Check your email works correctly I am stephen.farmer you will need this when emailing me.

7. The Wiki http://st-james-ict.wikispaces.com I will use this to store relevant information while we wait for the VLE. It is on the whiteboard and on posters around the room.

8. St James Voice Http://voice.st-james.devon.sch.uk Or Google ‘St James Voice’ Log in Edit your profile Information - Friends Picture – Keep it sensible – Web cam if you like Status – The Wire Join your group Make Friends Rules! – 3 strikes and your out