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Macbooks are now being distributed by Eoin & his team in the Blake LMC. If you have not picked up your new Macbook, please make arrangements to find out the best times to do so. Remember, you will need to turn in your old device with its charger at that time as well.
We are offering several training sessions to give an overview of how to navigate your Macbook and walk you through setting it up properly for using Zoom and other edtech tools. This MACBOOK CHEATSHEET provides the topics that we will cover in the training sessions . This MacBook Training page has been added to provide more tutorials and tips in the near future. Please book mark this page.
The six stand-alone sessions will be offered during the following times:
- Friday, September 11th 12-1pm In Person
- Friday, September 11th 1:15pm - 2:15pm In Person
- Monday, September 14th 12-1pm In Person
- Monday, September 14th 1:15pm - 2:15pm In Person
- Tuesday, September 15th 12-1pm In Person
- Tuesday, September 15th 1:15pm-2:15pm on Zoom
✏️Please Sign up on using this form-- link
** All in-person sessions will be held at BLAKE MS in room 206. Head to the LMC and towards the left- hand side to find the classroom across from the bathrooms. There is a 14 person limit.
** You will need to bring your new MacBook with you to the training. There will not be any loaners to offer you.
👩🏽💻For Teachers who have quick questions, a Virtual Drop-In Session is being offered on Monday, September 14th from 2:15-3:00. (Watch for the Zoom link to be emailed out on Monday).
Launch the Zoom Applications from the dock or launchpad
Choose ShareScreen
It'll prompt and open the system preference settings to screen recording.
Check the box next to Zoom and QUIT.
** Follow these steps working through Zoom itself first and not System Preferences. Otherwise, Zoom will not show up as an option in System Preferences.
Install the Chrome Extension
Click on the Screencastify Extension to launch it.
If it's your first time using it on your MacBook, the window prompt will ask you to Set up Microphone & Camera Access and prompt you through allowing access to both.
Last, go ahead and record! There should be a prompt to allow screensharing access too.
The tutorial will take you through two possible scenarios.
Setting up calendar and contacts integration
Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
Click Profile.
In the Calendar and Contact Integration section, click Connect to Calendar and Contact Service. Or Configure.
Select a service (Google)
Change the permissions for the service. ...
Click Next.
Follow the on-screen instructions to grant Zoom access to the calendar/contacts service.
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE TUTORIALS AND TIPS.