General Announcements

Students, do NOT save data on your desktop!
It will be deleted when you log off.

In order to improve logon and logoff performance, we no longer save the contents of your desktop when you log off from the system. Therefore, files stored on your desktop will be deleted every time you log off. (This applies to students only - not staff)

Printing:
We are wasting a tremendous amount of paper at this school. This is generally a result of:
1) Students not paying attention to where their print jobs are going.
2) Students not paying attention to how many pages of Internet material they are printing.
PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!
Think about what you are printing. Is it really necessary to have it in paper form? Ask your teachers about turning in work electronically!

Public Folder:
The public folder on MTHS2 (\\MTHS2\Public) needs to be cleaned up. All folders on the top level must identify the owner of the folder. So that I know who to contact about the contents of the folder.

Because this folder can be accessed from both Mac's and PC's it can be used to transfer files from one environment to another. It should not be used as a personal storage area unless that personal storage must be accessed from both environments.

Computer Accounts

Students at Mountlake Terrace High School have individual user accounts. Each student is responsible for his/her own account and it is necessary to have a computer account to use most of the computers in the building. These accounts allow the student to access network resources such as printers, and personal and public folders. Each student will have a personal folder on the \\MTHS2 server in which they can store school work. Students will be able to personalize their computer workspace, and that workspace will be available from any Windows computer in the building.

With the exception of the Hawkeye publishing room and the Video Labs, all computers in the building are configured to run Windows and require students to log on using their own accounts.

Training Class Information:

Accounts and passwords will be distributed only at Training Classes.
In the fall, training will take place in all computer lab classrooms for classes such as Exploring Tech, Business classes, CAD and Animation.
Also in the fall, training will be accomplished in other freshman classes such as English or Social Studies. During the first month of the school year, individuals can sign up for training sessions at the library checkout counter.
Training of students later in the year will require the individual student to arrange for training with the library staff.

CLICK HERE to read about your Windows account.
It covers such topics as: Logging On/Off, Changing Passwords, Where to Store Data, Printing, Configuration Utilities