{"id":15930,"date":"2017-01-17T05:13:36","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T05:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=15930"},"modified":"2019-06-12T05:40:16","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T05:40:16","slug":"starter-guide-for-support-staff","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/knowledge-base\/starter-guide-for-support-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Starter Guide for Support Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can get to this page from\u00a0<strong>NIST Bookmarks<\/strong>\u00a0in Google Chrome\u00a0OR going to\u00a0<strong>blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This guide has some basics that teachers\u00a0should know to get up to speed at NIST.\u00a0At the start of the year, there is an introductory session which exposes new staff members to this information in a hands-on way. This page is a reference guide to\u00a0those sessions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Device Distribution<\/h1>\n<p><strong>School\u00a0Device(s)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>You will be provided a device(s) on your first day. This is likely to be a PC desktop. However, some more mobile roles will be issued one laptop. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1QuIXK4I_cthAMYblIySUvmqyB5fzbfXi0yAUl95AGwM\/edit\">NIST &#8211; Setup New Laptop<\/a>\u00a0document\u00a0will be printed and given to you. You will sign our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1dPHFPxtxdbvAvJXiloCqmbCOMdGlSIO_U380Irb2KXg\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Technology Acceptable Use Policy for Staff<\/strong><\/a>. The main points within it are:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>report any damage or theft immediately to tech support<\/li>\n<li>no liability\u00a0if accidental (student bumps your desk and laptop falls, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>your liability is 25% if negligence is involved (leave on the floor\u00a0where it can be stepped on, spill liquid\u00a0on it)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Click to reveal activity<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign the paper Technology Acceptable Use Policy for Staff and give to the technician.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the instructions on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1QuIXK4I_cthAMYblIySUvmqyB5fzbfXi0yAUl95AGwM\/edit\">NIST &#8211; Setup New Laptop<\/a>\u00a0document to change computer and network passwords as well as ensure you still have wifi access after doing so.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Your First Day at School<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Technology Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We want you to know where to get support.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our\u00a0<strong>tech support team (IT Department)<\/strong>\u00a0is there to help you\u00a0to understand our school systems (troubleshooting, systems, devices, access, etc.).\u00a0Here is a link which explains\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/knowledge-base\/get-tech-support\/\">Getting\u00a0Tech Support<\/a>\u00a0(this link is also in Veracross) for anything such as printing, network, devices, etc. Located in Secondary Building, ground floor.\u00a0<strong>For urgent support, dial 1442<\/strong>\u00a0from your classroom phone. (<a href=\"https:\/\/portals.veracross.com\/nist\/staff\/directory\/100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link to the staff directory for IT Department<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Set Up Google Chrome and Gmail<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We use G\u00a0Suite for Education which includes GMail as our email service.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is best to sign in to Google Chrome when first prompted. (Or use the top right corner or the People menu &gt; Add Person).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Click to reveal activity<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be sure you have logged in to Google Chrome as your NIST username.<\/li>\n<li>You should see NIST Bookmarks on your bookmarks bar now.<\/li>\n<li>The most important is the one to make GMail be your default email editor (so that when you click links, they will open in a new Gmail compose window.)<\/li>\n<li>From a\u00a0<span class=\"il\">GMail<\/span>\u00a0browser window\/tab in Chrome, you will see a double-diamond icon at the right end of the URL\/Search Bar. Click this and select \u201cUse\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Gmail<\/span>\u201d or &#8220;Allow&#8221; -&gt; \u201cDone.\u201d This will ensure that clicking any email links will compose the email in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Gmail (and not open the Mail application)<\/span>.<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/eleict\/files\/2015\/11\/default.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3323 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/eleict\/files\/2015\/11\/default.png\" alt=\"default\" width=\"545\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n<p><strong>Google Drive for School Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The school uses Google Drive for sharing institutional documents. <em>(Note: although we have Team Drives, we do not use them institutionally due to their limitations.)<\/em> All school documents are placed in school\u00a0level or department\/team folders which are shared with all staff and department staff to make accessing and collaborating on documents\u00a0easy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Click to reveal activity. You might already have done this.<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure you have signed into Chrome with your NIST account.<\/li>\n<li>Go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/portals.veracross.com\/nist\/staff\/pages\/shared-folders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this page<\/a>\u00a0and locate the Shared &#8220;Whole School&#8221; Documents folder, Shared &#8220;Elementary Staff&#8221; folder or Shared &#8220;Secondary Staff&#8221; folder (depending on your school level), and your own team\/department&#8217;s Shared Documents folder.<\/li>\n<li>Get a link to your department&#8217;s shared folder from your supervisor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GoogleDrive - Adding Shared Folders to My Drive\" width=\"643\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/smmtBBCLoPA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n<p><strong>Veracross<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Veracross is our central system for nearly everything. As support staff, you will interact every day with it for many other things. You will also use Axiom for administrative tasks in Veracross.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Veracross Staff &amp; Faculty Portals Intro\" width=\"643\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pQe5mKHqtPU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Click to reveal activity<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/portals.veracross.com\/nist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/portals.veracross.com\/nist<\/a>\u00a0and log in.<\/li>\n<li>You will enter the Staff portal.<\/li>\n<li>Find the link to Axiom in Systems menu. Login there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n<p><strong>Device Security: Screensaver and Password<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please be sure to set up your device with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/knowledge-base\/screen-saver-lock-and-hot-corner-activation-safety-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hot Corners<\/a>\u00a0so that it locks easily when you want it to be locked.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Homework after &#8220;First Day&#8221; Training<\/h1>\n<p>These items are here for you to learn Mac if you are not already familiar with them. If you have been issued a Mac and need to learn about it. Else, you can skip this section.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gmail Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are some recommendations for setting up your email at this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/knowledge-base\/gmail-basics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GMail Basics guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting to Know Your Mac<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even if you already know how to use a Mac, you\u00a0should review this section.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Multi-Touch Gestures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/content\/dam\/edam\/applecare\/images\/en_US\/mac\/featured-content-gestures-icon_2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"103\" height=\"103\" \/>Tap, scroll, pinch, and swipe your way through your Mac with Multi-Touch gestures, directly controlling what\u2019s on your screen in a more fluid, natural, and intuitive way. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT4721\">here for a tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Set Your Preferences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learn how Microsoft Windows and Mac keyboards are different and how some keys may function differently between OS X and Windows. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT204216\">here for a tutorial<\/a>. Here is one particularly useful setting that allows you to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/knowledge-base\/digital-tech-tip-zooming-refined\/\">zoom in your screen while projecting<\/a>\u00a0to show students a detail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Switching From PC to Mac<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/library\/content\/dam\/edam\/applecare\/images\/en_US\/keyboards\/pc-mac-key-mapping-windows-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"86\" \/>BootCamp About keyboards and key assignment for Microsoft Windows. Learn how Microsoft Windows and Mac keyboards are different and how some keys may function differently between OS X and Windows. Here is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT204216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New to Mac Tutorial<\/a>\u00a0which is a rather comprehensive look at how to use a Mac and essential applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mac keyboard shortcuts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT201236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16150\" src=\"\/technology\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-03-at-12.07.15.jpg\" alt=\"shortcutkeys\" width=\"313\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-03-at-12.07.15.jpg 398w, https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-03-at-12.07.15-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-03-at-12.07.15-50x24.jpg 50w, https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-03-at-12.07.15-60x29.jpg 60w, https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-03-at-12.07.15-35x17.jpg 35w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a>By pressing a combination of keys, you can do things that normally need a mouse, trackpad, or other input device. Click image to find more shortcuts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Your First Week At School<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Google Drive for School Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have used Google Drive before, you do not need to do the complete guide, but here are the most important of the ideas about Drive at NIST.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not synch your Google Drive to your computer unless you need to synch just some specific folders.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">In an institution with many, many files, the \u201cShared with me\u201d filter\u00a0loses its\u00a0utility since so many items are shared with you.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--danger   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tDO NOT delete or Remove items in &#8220;Shared with me&#8221; link\/filter.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make a new team document, navigate to the preferred\u00a0folder then\u00a0make\u00a0the new\u00a0document. This will not only have it in the correct location, but it will also set sharing automatically.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recommend changing this setting permanently (before uploading any files).<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to Drive &gt; Settings &gt;<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/technology\/files\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-03-at-8.16.08-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15220\" src=\"\/technology\/files\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-03-at-8.16.08-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-10-03 at 8.16.08 PM\" width=\"225\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And tick this box<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/technology\/files\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-03-at-8.18.11-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15221\" src=\"\/technology\/files\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-03-at-8.18.11-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-10-03 at 8.18.11 PM\" width=\"318\" height=\"26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-03-at-8.18.11-PM.png 318w, https:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-03-at-8.18.11-PM-300x25.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will convert\u00a0any of your documents as you upload them (MS-Office documents to Google formats and leaves PDF as PDF).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Veracross<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are some more things for you to do in our central system.<\/p>\n<p>PUT SOME AXIOM TRAINING HERE<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portals.veracross.com\/nist\/staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Staff portal<\/a>\u00a0is a one-stop place\u00a0for important documents, links, and\u00a0daily\/weekly news articles and updates for all staff. This\u00a0must be read by all staff each day.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portals.veracross.com\/nist\/staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Staff portal<\/a>\u00a0also contains links to student\u00a0and parent news. Teachers need to read the student news to\/with their students at the\u00a0start of each\u00a0day (check with leadership teams about this).<\/li>\n<li><strong>NIST News<\/strong>\u00a0is an all-in-one,\u00a0<strong>email<\/strong>\u00a0communication every Friday to the parent community. You will also get a copy as staff members.<\/li>\n<li>Your current NIST photo will be always automatically synched into your GMail account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Click to reveal activity<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find the weekly bulletin link for your school level.<\/li>\n<li>Check your spam folder in GMail\u00a0<strong>now<\/strong>\u00a0and periodically in the future to ensure that it is not falsely identifying some of your incoming emails as spam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n<p><strong>Setting Up Calendars<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Links to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.ac.th\/calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one-page school calendars<\/a>\u00a0are on our site.<\/li>\n<li>We use Google Calendar as our personal calendar tool for staff and students.<\/li>\n<li>We use Veracross for all school events from holidays and field trips to assemblies and university visits.<\/li>\n<li>Veracross shows these events to the people who need to see them on a five-day calendar on the home page or on the monthly calendar pages.<\/li>\n<li>You can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/knowledge-base\/adding-rotation-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">display the school A-J Rotation Days calendar<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0your Google Calendar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Click to reveal activity<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/knowledge-base\/adding-rotation-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A-J Rotation Days calendar<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Homework After &#8220;First Week&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Email &amp; Security Groups<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NIST uses groups extensively (e.g. Teachers Y04, Science Dept., etc.) for document sharing permissions\u00a0and email distribution lists. To find out which groups you belong to, you can go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">groups.google.com<\/a>\u00a0then click on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/a\/nist.ac.th\/forum\/#!myforums\">My Groups<\/a>. To see members, click on any group then click on members link to view the people in the group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Printing and Scanning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The school has many networked multi-function printers\u00a0which also scan and copy. Here is the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/knowledge-base\/printing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full guide which explains how to connect your device to a printer near you<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please\u00a0try to find alternatives to printing.<\/li>\n<li>Printing and copying is 4 THB per page for color and 0.3 THB for black &amp; white.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Click to reveal activity<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add a printer near your classroom\/office.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you are clear on how to print black &amp; white\u00a0or color and single or double-sided.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n<hr \/>\n<h1>First Month, Self-paced\u00a0Training<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Bookings &amp;\u00a0Requests<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can request\/book many things (rooms, photographer, vans, etc.)\u00a0using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/portals.veracross.com\/nist\/staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Requests &amp; Bookings menu<\/a>\u00a0in the Veracross staff portal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Google Drive Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have not used Google Drive before, please go through our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/knowledge-base\/google-drive-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Drive Guide for NIST<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To really delete a file<\/strong>\u00a0in our shared folders, you SHOULD set Link Sharing to \u201cOFF &#8211; only specific people can access\u201d AND remove\u00a0all persons or groups in the Advanced sharing, then Bin (Remove\/Trash) the file.\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UaZCvQfT2FM\">VIDEO<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Network Access<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use\u00a0<strong>nistwifi<\/strong>\u00a0network when connecting any devices.<\/li>\n<li>If you have\u00a0<strong>visitors<\/strong>, you can get them a pass from either the ELE or the SEC office (for NIST_Ticket wifi) which lasts for 7 days.<\/li>\n<li>We\u00a0try to make sure that students and staff share bandwidth with others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Click to reveal activity<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect your smartphone to nistwifi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n<p><strong>School\u00a0Device(s)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>You\u00a0were provided with a device(s) on your first day. This\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/knowledge-base\/equipment-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Equipment &amp; Devices<\/a>\u00a0page explains which devices we issue and which are available for sign-out for each school level.<\/div>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\">Click to reveal activity<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/knowledge-base\/equipment-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Equipment &amp; Devices<\/a>\u00a0and find out which\u00a0devices your students\u00a0use\u00a0for their learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n<p><strong>School Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can find links to various Resources and Systems at the top of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/portals.veracross.com\/nist\/staff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veracross portal<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/library.nist.ac.th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">school libraries<\/a>\u00a0have many online databases and online collections of books.<\/li>\n<li>The school has a photographer that can be\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/portal2.nist.ac.th\/community\/tsc\/MediaTech\/Pages\/booking.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">booked to\u00a0capture photos or video<\/a>\u00a0for your events at school.<\/li>\n<li>Photos are kept on our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/zenfolio.nist.ac.th\/\">Zenfolio<\/a>\u00a0server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Backup Your Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are responsible for your own data management.<\/li>\n<li>Please make sure you use online tools (such as Google Drive) whenever possible so that you do not have to worry about making backups of your computer.<\/li>\n<li>Google Drive allows unlimited storage for school-based accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Inviting People Using Calendars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everyone at secondary school has their schedule from\u00a0Veracross is in their calendars, you can use\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology\/knowledge-base\/using-find-a-time-in-google-calendar\/\">Find a Time in order to invite people to meetings<\/a>\u00a0at a time that works for everyone rather than emailing a bunch of times to find a common time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Veracross<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is a video which explains our School Directories where you can browse and search for community members.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Veracross Directories - User Guide\" width=\"643\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GEAyGPMCXSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Watch this video to learn how to update your directory preferences in order to determine which information will show in Veracross directories.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Veracross Directory Preferences\" width=\"643\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TG-aFXDwfRo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can get to this page from\u00a0NIST Bookmarks\u00a0in Google Chrome\u00a0OR going to\u00a0blogs.nist.ac.th\/technology. 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