Bring Your Own Device

Device Requirements

All students are required to bring their own laptop—in working condition and fully charged—to school every day. It must be a Mac or Windows laptop, not a tablet, Chromebook or smart phone because these devices can't run course-specific software that will be installed.

Hardware—For Mac:

Please check out our LWHS Apple for Education website for an education discount on Apple Devices.
Macintosh suggestions: MacBook Air 13", MacBook Pro 13"
8GB RAM
Wifi capable
256 GB hard drive (or SSD) capacity
Operating systems: MacOS 10.12 (Sierra) or greater

Hardware—For PC:

Please check out our Dell Partner Program website for education discounts.
Windows suggestions: Dell Inspiron 15 3000, Acer Aspire 5, HP ProBook 455 G5 Notebook PC, Samsung Notebook 9 13"
Intel Core i5 or AMD A10
8GB RAM
Wifi capable
256GB hard drive (or SSD) capacity
Operating systems: Windows 10 Home or greater

Not supported:

Linux
Chrome OS

FAQ

List of 7 frequently asked questions.

Q: How do I password protect my computer?

See below for YouTube video tutorials.
Q: How do I make my computer require a password once it goes to sleep?

See below for YouTube video tutorial
Q: What level of tech support is available?

Please contact the IT Department:
Director of Technology Adnan Iftekhar
Network Administrator Troy Yochelson
Q: What if I forget my laptop?

The Center for Civic Engagement will have laptops available to loan to students.
Q: What if it gets broken or stolen—whose responsibility is it?

Your laptop is solely your own responsibility.
The Worth Ave. Group provides a portal for LWHS parents and students to aquire affordable laptop insurance.
Q: Do you filter content on StudentNet (i.e. the LWHS wireless connection to the internet)?

Yes. Please do not abuse our connection to and from the internet.
See the LWHS policy on Acceptable Use of Technology.
Q: I'm an LWHS parent, and what if my student doesn’t have a laptop and can’t afford one?

Please see Affording LWHS.

Tutorials

Why BYOD?

BYOD is about offering choice to members of the LWHS community. BYOD respects the personal preferences of students, offering them increased mobility and better integration of their home and school lives. It also enables them the flexibility to work in a way that optimizes their productivity.

All LWHS students, parents, faculty and community members must be familiar with the Technology Acceptable Use Policy, and must abide by it when using LWHS technological resources and infrastruture both on campus and off.

Skill Expectations for Incoming Freshmen

List of 3 items.

1. Basic knowledge using a productivity suite
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Word processing, slideshow presentation, and spreadsheets—such as Google Drive, Apple Pages/Numbers/Keynote or Microsoft Office.

Google Drive can be obtained by opening a Gmail account online.
Note: Many group projects are done using Google Drive because documents can be shared online. Familiarity with Google Drive/Docs/Sheets/Slides is helpful.
2. Computer literacy/skills
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Working knowledge of printing, using save/save as, file management, basic network access, and backing up files (so it is available to you at any time to work on).
3. Responsible Use of Technology
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All students are expected to read and follow the Acceptable Use of Technology Policies found on the Technology page.

Device Requirements

FAQ

List of 7 frequently asked questions.

Q: How do I password protect my computer?

Q: How do I make my computer require a password once it goes to sleep?

Q: What level of tech support is available?

Q: What if I forget my laptop?

Q: What if it gets broken or stolen—whose responsibility is it?

Q: Do you filter content on StudentNet (i.e. the LWHS wireless connection to the internet)?

Q: I'm an LWHS parent, and what if my student doesn’t have a laptop and can’t afford one?

Tutorials

Why BYOD?

Skill Expectations for Incoming Freshmen

List of 3 items.

1. Basic knowledge using a productivity suite

2. Computer literacy/skills

3. Responsible Use of Technology

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