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NetClassroom is a new application that Gann Academy will be implementing for
students and parents during the 2007-08 school year.
NetClassroom allows students and parents to view a variety of information
online such as assignments, grades, and report cards from a secure Web site.
It also has the capability to allow students to make course requests online.
As the school moves towards providing parents and students with more information
anytime and anywhere with fewer hardcopy mailings, more information will be
forthcoming.
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Barracuda is an integrated hardware and software solution for eliminating spam
and virus from your email, by blocking known spam and virus-laden email, by
quarantining email likely to be spam, tagging email that may be spam, blacklisting
bad senders, and whitelisting good senders.
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Click here for full instructions on using Barracuda.
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Email the Helpdesk for assistance.
Only if email is the problem should you call the Helpdesk technician’s office.
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- Make sure that your system conforms to the
system requirements.
- Fill out the
laptop configuration application
and submit it to Christine Miller along with a check for $200 payable to Gann Academy.
- Email the Helpdesk to schedule a time
for having your laptop configured by the school’s IT department.
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Click for details on the system requirements.
Be sure to pay particular attention to the need for a PCI card slot for the networking
card that will be installed in your laptop.
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The technician will check that your system meets the necessary system requirements
and will then install and configure a wireless network interface card and the
Norton Corporate Edition anti-virus software.
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Students have access to computers for research and other related work in the
library and the computer lab. When necessary, teachers will provide laptops
in class for student use during that class.
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Every user has a home directory where all files are stored and backed up daily.
The school network has been set up so that when you save a document it is automatically
directed to your home directory. On your personal machine, documents are stored
wherever you direct them to be saved.
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You cannot access files stored in your home directory on the school system from
home. When you anticipate needing to access files from home, you should save or
copy them to a folder in FirstClass or email them to yourself.
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Your email address is: <user ID>@gannacademy.org, for example
05jsmith@gannacademy.org
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Go to https://fc.gannacademy.org click on the
operating system (Windows or MAC OS) installed on your system. Once the client
is installed, you will need to configure it as follows:
- Click the FirstClass icon on your desktop to display the
FirstClass Login
window.
- Click the "Setup" button to display the
Service Setup window.
- Enter fc.gannacademy.org in the field labeled "Server."
- Click
the "Save" button. This will return you to the login window.
- Enter
your user ID and password in the fields provided. You can save the ID at this
point, but DO NOT save the password.
- Click the "Login" button to complete
the login process.
On subsequent occasions, all you will need to do is click on the FirstClass icon,
enter your user ID and password , and click the "Login" button.
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The FirstClass mail folders are used to store or send email within the the
Gann Academy Intranet. Be sure to open each folder that displays a red flag
indicating that you have one or more unread messages.
These folders can also be used to send email to a predefined group of recipients
within the school community, so be sure you are using them correctly.
Mailbox—messages sent to you directly internally and externally.
Gann Academy News—messages sent to the entire community (all staff
and students). This folder also contains the school calendar and daily announcements.
Employee Lounge—messages sent to all staff (no students).
Faculty Lounge—messages sent to all faculty (no non-faculty or students).
Student Lounge—messages sent to all students (no staff).
Conferences have been set up for particular groups in the school, such as
academic departments and students by grade level.
Unless you are the moderator of a conference or the conference is one that you created,
or you have been given specific permission for that conference, you cannot delete
the messages in conference folders. In most cases, you can delete and edit mail
that you've sent. Teachers may limit your ability to delete or edit time-specific
assignments sent to class conferences they set up.
Everyone can check the history of a message to see when it has been read and what
other action has been taken. This is helpful for anyone trying to communicate with
you and others or when expecting a timely action such as turning in a class assignment.
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Your FirstClass desktop is specifically design to receive all mail pertinent to you
based on your role at the school. Therefore, it is your responsibility to read it
all to stay informed and up to date about matters concerning you. Senders can check
the history of mail they've sent to determine whether you’ve read it in a timely fashion.
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You cannot change your school password. If your password has been compromised, email
the Helpdesk for a new password.
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Personal email expires automatically after 90 days; conference email expires
after 45 days. A sender may also choose to set a shorter expiration time for
a message. Once email has expired, it will be deleted from the system and will
no longer be available. If you need to keep an email for a longer time, be sure
to save the email or move it to an archive folder that you previously created.
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To access your email from a machine that does not have the FirstClass client you must
use the web login at http://www.gannacademy.org.
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What is NetClassroom?
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