DeSoto County Schools

Office 365

• Office 365 How To Guide
• Email Setup Instructions - iPhone
• Email Setup Instructions - Android
• New User Memo

Acceptable Use

• Employee Technology Acceptable Use Policy
• Student Technology Acceptable Use Policy
• Guest Technology Acceptable Use Policy

Computer Logins

• Username/Password Guidelines in Windows 7 
• Username/Password Guidelines in Windows 10
  

Home Folders

• Home Folder Instruction Sheet

Firefox

• How to set your home page in Firefox
• Exporting and Importing Firefox Bookmarks

Program Instructions

• VLC Media Player

Technology Dept Contacts

• Computer Tech/CTC School Assignments

Password Tips

• Never give your password to anyone else, for ANY REASON
• Change your passwords often
• Always use complex passwords
• Use at least one capital letter
• Use at least one number
• Use special characters ( & * $ % @)
• Never write your password and stick it in a public place (for example: on a post-it note stuck to your monitor)

Examples of bad passwords:  olemiss, bulldogs, desoto

Examples of better passwords: OleMi$$! , #1Bulldogs , De$oto123

DCS E-mail

• If you have email problems, contact your school's webmaster.
• Clear your DCS inbox from time to time. If you reach your quota, you no longer receive new emails.
• Never reply to an e-mail asking for your password. The Tech dept will never ask for your password via email unless you asked for help.
• Use your DCS email for school-related correspondence only. Do not sign up for newsletters, online shopping alerts, or other "junk email". This bogs down the system.

Home Folders

• Don't wait until your classroom computer dies before you realize you don't have copies of your files. Back up your data to your Home Folder.
• Your Home Folder is the H Drive under 'My Computer'
• Please do not store personal files in your H Drive.  (ex. - your tax information, your family's digital picture albums, MP3's....)

Login Accounts

• Never use your teacher login, and then have a student use that computer.
• If a student is using the computer, use a student login. This keeps students from seeing your documents or accessing sensitive information for teachers only.
• If you do not know your school's student login or password, contact your computer technician.

Software Installation

• If you need software installed on your school computer for educational use, please contact your school's technician.

Computer Problems

• If you have a computer problem, contact your school's technician
• Never attempt to fix computer hardware yourself
• Please do not bring home computers to school and expect tech support for non-school equipment

General Tech Tips / Rules

• Do not bring wireless routers to school. These are a huge security risk, and they can cause problems on our network
• Turn computers off overnight, weekends, and over school holidays or breaks