Welcome to Dwight-Englewood, and welcome to your new computer.
This page contains a series of video lessons to help you get your computer configured properly and help you understand how the Dwight-Englewood network is set up.
Each video is short, and we ask you to watch all of them under the Setup and Orientation sections below. There are questions embedded in some of them for you to answer as an understanding check.
New faculty are asked to setup their computer prior to the scheduled orientation time so you have a working computer to bring to orientation. Computer Services staff will be available to answer questions during orientation week. For MS and LS teachers also receiving an iPad, you can do the iPad setup at your convenience.
If you run into technical trouble, you can stop by the Taub Center on the second floor of the Imperatore Library or call the Technology Help Desk at 201-227-3177 Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 4:00. You may also email help@d-e.org with a specific question or to make an appointment to get assistance. Finally, you can also browse a collection of help documents at http://help.d-e.org.
Setup time required for Setup 1 to 5 below is 30-60 minutes. (15-45 minutes of that is automatic/unattended and duration depends on your Internet connection speed.) Total Lesson time after that for the Orientation Introductions is about 30 minutes.
If you did not change your My DE/Gmail password prior to today and before starting Setup 1, view How to change your network password and do so before proceeding. This will change both your network and Mac password. Otherwise, you can skip the password change.
Out of the Box & Logging In (If you've already completed this step with Technology staff, please move on to the next section)
If you did the initial setup of your laptop on-campus with a member of the Technology Department, you likely already completed Setup steps 2-6 below and can skip to the Orientation Introductions section. Otherwise, click here to see setup steps 2-6.
Setup 2 - Activate your Microsoft Office Subscription (0:56)
Setup 3 - Backing up your data
Warning: Do NOT enable syncing Desktop & Documents Folders to iCloud. (It is off by default. Keep it that way.) Enabling it prevents Google Drive from backing up those folders.
Setup 4 - Activate Find My Mac (3:06)
Setup 5 - Connect Chrome to your D-E account (2:15)
Please affix blue asset tag sticker and enter number as directed here. (If that tag is already attached, please still record the number in the form.)
*Setup 6 - Install PaperCut for Network Printing (not a video, must be done on-campus) - See section "Mac -- Staff & Students purchased through D-E"
*You must complete the Setup 6 directions before you can print from your Mac to on-campus printers. However, this setup can only be done while on-campus (from any location while connected to the D-E network).
The following contains some basic background information on services you will use on a regular basis. Lesson 7 is highly recommend for all who have not used Blackbaud LMS (what we call MyDE) at a previous school. If you already have significant experience with Google Drive and Gmail, you can skip lesson 9 & 10.
Lesson 7 - myDE Portal Tour - Part 1 (5:02) - Introduction to non-academic parts of My DE including groups, resources, calendar, and student/staff directories
Lesson 8 - myDE Portal Tour - Part 2 (Academics) (4:56) - Middle- and Upper-School teachers only
This video shows the MS and US student perspective but navigation between areas is the same for teachers.
Lesson 9 - Email (4:32) - Includes how to access email, use the D-E address book, and attach files
Lesson 10 - Google Drive (7:28) - This introduction includes document organization, sharing, workspaces, shortcuts, and adding comments.
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