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+| name = Participate in the Employee Laptop Program
- | summary       = This program exists to encourage and empower creative education and more flexible computing.
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+| summ = Information regarding the laptop program for employees
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 This program exists to encourage and empower creative education and more flexible computing. Self-managed laptops empower our teachers to incorporate new ideas and methods of teaching and learning as quickly as they discover them, and empower our administrators to untether themselves from their desks. And while the Tech Department can provide high reliability and availability on centrally managed computers, we can also be a bottleneck to productivity and creativity while our employees wait for software to be tested and installed.
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 ! &nbsp; !! Model &nbsp;&nbsp;!! Operating system
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-| ChromeBook*  ||  ||  Chrome OS
+| ChromeBook*  || Lenovo ||  Chrome OS
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 | Mac laptop*  ||  MacBook Air ||  macOS
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 You should store your Riverdale files in [https://drive.google.com/ Google Drive]; that way they'll always be available to you, from any computer.
-Remote access to all employee files stored in Riverdale servers is available as well.  Please see [[Remote File Access | these instructions]] for remote access setup. But we strongly recommend using [[Google_Drive|Google Drive]] instead.
+Because Riverdale owns the laptops, our licensing permits us to install any software running on Riverdale campus computers. A list of campus software is available in [[Self_Service_-_JAMF_Software|Self Service]], which you should install (if you have a Mac).
-Because Riverdale owns the laptops, our licensing permits us to install any software running on Riverdale campus computers. A list of campus software is available in [[Self_Service_-_JAMF_Software|Self Service]], which you should install.
-If you find that you require other software, you can discuss its academic necessity with the Technology Department. Riverdale may agree to purchase software for your use. You are also free to purchase any software for yourself.
+If you find that you require other software, please complete the [https://form.asana.com/?hash=cce1b05135fe9331d7507c776696521dc266093187336f960bbe90ccc7aa4f6c&id=1154346820636856 Technology Purchase or Upgrade Request Form]. Riverdale may agree to purchase software for your use. You are also free to purchase any software for yourself.
 ==Can I buy a personal laptop through this program?==