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The information here will guide you through the process of setting up your RCS account and your laptop.  
The information here will guide you through the process of setting up your RCS account and your laptop.  
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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*Be different from a previous passphrase you've used at RCS
*Be different from a previous passphrase you've used at RCS
*Contain at least one lowercase letter, uppercase letter, digit
*Contain at least one lowercase letter, uppercase letter, digit
*Some passphrase examples:
**SandyBeaches1980
**3*Long*Sleeve*Shirts
**MusicLover@123


===Step 3: Setup account===
===Step 3: Setup account===
[[File:Oktasetup.png|400 px|right]]
[[File:Oktasetup.png|left|border]]
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Follow the prompts to
Follow the prompts to
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===Full-time, Part-time teachers, Assistant Teachers, Administrators, Administrative staff===
===Full-time, Part-time teachers, Assistant Teachers, Administrators, Administrative staff===
Please [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoPmLrOHthD9YDlURwcrh89dc7bOhiI3Iqg-S1qAuTz8_udw/viewform?usp=sf_link '''fill out our New Faculty Laptop Request Form'''], using your RCS Account, to indicate what device you prefer to use in your new role.   
Please '''[https://form.asana.com/?k=Dpc6Xg-zCGUssKl--qGKzQ&d=7445087818921 fill out our New Faculty Laptop Request Form]''', using your RCS Account, to indicate what device you prefer to use in your new role.   


Here are some things you should consider prior to choosing your device:
Here are some things you should consider prior to choosing your device:


*The vast majority of our employees are MacBook or Chromebook users.
*The vast majority of our employees are MacBook users.
*If after you have begun using a device you find it does NOT fit your needs, we are happy to swap your device out for another that DOES.
*If after you have begun using a device you find it does NOT fit your needs, we are happy to swap your device out for another that DOES.
*Below is a breakdown of what devices are predominately used by students within each division:
*Below is a breakdown of what devices are predominately used by '''students''' within each division:


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!Division!!Grades!!Devices
!Division!!Grades!!Devices
|-  
|-  
|Lower School Early Learning||1-2||1 to 1 iPad
|Lower School Early Learning||1-2||1 to 1 iPad (one device in-school)
|-  
|-  
|Lower School Upper Learning||3-5||1 to 1 Chromebook
|Lower School Upper Learning||3-4||1 to 1 Chromebook (one device in-school)
|-
|Lower School Upper Learning
|5
|2 to 1 Chromebook (one device in-school and one at home)
|-  
|-  
|Middle School||6-8||1 to 1 Chromebook
|Middle School||6-8||1 to 1 Chromebook (in-school and home)
|-  
|-  
|Upper School||9-12||BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) <br />Most students have Apple MacBooks and a handful of students have Windows PC's
|Upper School||9-12||BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) <br />Most students have Apple MacBooks and a handful of students have Windows PC's.
We also allow iPads
|}
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At this time, we do not automatically provide laptops to some employees. If you are in need of one to fulfill your job obligations, please contact your supervisor.
At this time, we do not automatically provide laptops to some employees. If you are in need of one to fulfill your job obligations, please contact your supervisor.


==New Faculty Tech Orientation: 2021==
==New Faculty Tech Orientation: 2023==
RCS has a variety of programs and procedures that are important for all members of our community to be familiar with.  We will be hosting New Faculty Tech Orientations in August 2021. An invitation, and a link to a Schoology Course, will be sent to:
RCS has a variety of programs and procedures that are important for all members of our community to be familiar with.  We will be hosting New Faculty Tech Orientation in August 2023. An invitation, and a link to a Schoology Course, will be sent to:


*Full-time faculty, Part-time faculty, Assistant Teachers
*Full-time faculty, Part-time faculty, Assistant Teachers
*Administrators, Administrative staff, and other staff positions
*Administrators, Administrative staff, and other staff positions


'''Upper School/Middle School New Faculty Tech Orientation will take place Wednesday, August 25⋅9:00 – 11:30am on the Hill Campus.'''
'''Upper School/Middle School Tech Orientation will take place as part of New Faculty Orientation - scheduled for August 21, 2023 - August 23, 2023 on the Hill Campus.'''
 
'''Lower School New Faculty Tech Orientation will take place as part of New Faculty Orientation - scheduled for Monday, August 14th, 2023 - Friday, August 18th, 2023 on the River Campus.'''


'''Lower School New Faculty Tech Orientation will take place in late August, on a date and time TBA.'''
If we have a new employee off-cycle, we will reach out to arrange training, or you can {{tsreq}} proactively!


==Security Settings==  
==Security Settings==  
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'''On a PC'''
'''On a PC'''


You can setup [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/11579/microsoft-account-find-and-lock-lost-windows-device Find My Device] Alternatively, you can setup Prey Project:
Windows laptops that are enrolled with InTune (user logs in with RCS credentials) can be location tracked in case of theft/loss. No action is required from the user.
 
*Go to https://preyproject.com/download<br>
*Click "Get Started"
*Create a Prey account
*Download Prey
*Choose the download for Windows (XP and up)
*Install the downloaded software package


'''On a ChromeBook'''
'''On a ChromeBook'''
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Have a question about technology?  Try the following:
Have a question about technology?  Try the following:


*Submit a tech request to Web Help Desk at [https://support.riverdale.edu support.riverdale.edu].
*Submit a tech request at [https://support.riverdale.edu support.riverdale.edu].
*Email us at '''[mailto:support-ticket@riverdale.edu support-ticket@riverdale.edu]'''  
*Email us at '''[mailto:support-ticket@riverdale.edu support-ticket@riverdale.edu]'''  
*Call x50 from any campus phone.
*Call x50 from any campus phone.
*For more information about tech help, go [[Get help?|here]].
*For more information about tech help, go [[Get help?|here]].
*For more information about available software, go [[Enroll in Self Service|here]].
*For more information about available software, go [[Enroll in Self Service|here]].
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