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| summ = Guide to get started with tech as a RCS MS student | |||
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The information here will guide you through the process of setting up your RCS account and your | __TOC__ | ||
The information here will guide you through the process of setting up your RCS account and your Chromebook. | |||
If you have any questions that are not answered here, please contact us at [mailto:support-ticket@riverdale.edu support-ticket@riverdale.edu]. | If you have any questions that are not answered here, please contact us at [mailto:support-ticket@riverdale.edu support-ticket@riverdale.edu]. | ||
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===Step 1: Logon=== | ===Step 1: Logon=== | ||
''We suggest you do this step from a family member's laptop as you will not have a school-issued Chromebook until Technology Orientation (see below).'' | |||
Go to https://my.riverdale.edu and enter your "RCS Username" and "passphrase". | Go to https://my.riverdale.edu and enter your "RCS Username" and "passphrase". | ||
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#Add a secondary (personal/home) email address to use when resetting your passphrase, or check the box that says "I have no secondary email address". | #Add a secondary (personal/home) email address to use when resetting your passphrase, or check the box that says "I have no secondary email address". | ||
#Add your mobile phone number if you want the option to reset your passphrase via text message. | #Add your mobile phone number if you want the option to reset your passphrase via text message. ''(If you do not have a cell phone, please use a family member's number here!)'' | ||
#Choose a security question to answer if you forget your passphrase. | #Choose a security question to answer if you forget your passphrase. | ||
#Choose a security image. | #Choose a security image. | ||
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When you have finished these steps, click on the button that says "Create Account" in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. This will complete the account creation process! | When you have finished these steps, click on the button that says "Create Account" in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. This will complete the account creation process! | ||
Okta provides active links to many of the technology resources you will need while you are a student at RCS, and the quickest way to access those links is to click on the Okta extension in your browser, or go to my.riverdale.edu. | My Riverdale (also known as Okta) provides active links to many of the technology resources you will need while you are a student at RCS, and the quickest way to access those links is to click on the Okta extension in your browser, or go to my.riverdale.edu. | ||
[[File:Okta Extension.png|left|thumb|Okta Extension]] | [[File:Okta Extension.png|left|thumb|Okta Extension]] | ||
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== | ==1:1 Chromebook program for Middle School== | ||
All Middle School students receive a Chromebook to be used at home and school during Technology Orientation (details below). This device is fully managed by Riverdale and will have the software and services you need to use during your time in the Middle School. | |||
Additionally, all of your web browsing is filtered and tracked. | |||
== RCS Technology Orientation == | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I7Q1LhQuPyKZoLN0TilBe86QdBagYcVD/view?usp=sharing ASUS Flip Chromebook: Basic Features] | ||
==RCS Technology Orientation== | |||
6th Grade Tech Orientation will take place on Campus on Wednesday, August 28th. | |||
Incoming 7th and 8th graders who are new to Riverdale, will have Tech Orientation on Thursday, August 29th. | |||
===Electronic Information Systems & Acceptable Use Policy=== | ===Electronic Information Systems & Acceptable Use Policy=== | ||
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By using devices and/or services provided by Riverdale Country School, you are agreeing to abide by the Acceptable Use Policy. | By using devices and/or services provided by Riverdale Country School, you are agreeing to abide by the Acceptable Use Policy. | ||
==Tech Support== | ==Tech Support== | ||
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*For more information about available software, go [[Enroll in Self Service|here]]. | *For more information about available software, go [[Enroll in Self Service|here]]. | ||
*For more information on remote tech support, go [[Get remote tech support|here]]. | *For more information on remote tech support, go [[Get remote tech support|here]]. | ||
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