M.A. Hochberg’s Technology for Teaching

Making technology easier for people

Student computers

To make it easy for me to tell at a glance, the admin account and the student accounts have different color desktops. Student computers have a blue background, admin accounts have a purple background, and teacher accounts start off with a green background.

Since we have so many non-student users on our computers, all the student computers are set to lock the screen on non-student accounts. Too often, adults will log on to the computer and forget to log off. This way, if they walk away from the computer, a student can’t use their account. (System Preferences/Security/Require password to wake this computer)

Many of our student desktops no longer have a teacher or guest account, however, I still check them for inappropriate material on the desktop or trashcan.

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