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Two more laptop carts available!

We now have two carts of laptops available for juniors and seniors to use! Feel free to schedule regular days all semester!
· The large cart of 30 HP laptops is housed in room 6. Patty Schewe is keeper of the key.
· A smaller cart of 26 Lenovo laptops is now kept in room 1. It has a combo lock. I’ll tell you the combo as needed.

Feel free to reserve, move and return the cart yourself! I will “train you” the first time. And the second if you want. You can always email me whenever you need help moving a cart, especially if you are not in the Freshman Wing! Sign out the carts using the TECHNOLOGY calendar
on My Louisville. Here’s how:
o Use the VIEW dropdown on the Calendar to select Technology calendar.
o Click on the little box next to any calendar entry to ADD a new entry.
o Indicate the PERIOD, TEACHER, AND SMALL OR BIG CART as the description.
o Use the smaller cart if possible in case a larger class needs the big one.

· Please don’t disrupt rooms 1 and 6 to move carts during the middle of class. The beginning and end of class are best when hallways are clear.
· Designated students can move a cart for you if I “train them” first. I don’t want pinched fingers or cartloads of dead batteries.
· During class, use the student sign-out log on the cart and notify Laura/David of any computer issues.
· Both carts must be plugged back into the wall in their classrooms when returned.

These new procedures will hopefully provide more opportunity, flexibility and independence for you. Please use me as your private consultant and try some new things this semester… next year your juniors will have their own with them at all times. Enjoy!

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