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UPDATED: 12/2007

SKILL 21 is Bethlehem Area School District's endeavor to implement 1 to 1 Learning with portable computers.
NEWVisit our new Podcast Showcase to see the many and varied way our K-12 students are using technology.
BASD Laptop Policies

Download the latest revision of the District Policies for laptop usage here.

Download the latest revision of the District Policy for USB Flash Drive Guidelines and Recommendations.
Middle School Student Image 2007-2008 Applications List Updated Check out the updated list of the applications on the 2007-2008 middle school student laptop image.
Setting up Brother Printers under Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger - Use IP printing Most of the classrooms in the middle school are equipped with a Brother 5070N or 5170DN laserprinter. If your computer is running Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), you will need to set up your printer using "IP Printing". Follow the directions in this handout to set up your printers correctly.
BASD District Calendar 2008-2009 in iCal format

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Download the BASD 2008-2009 calendar in iCal format here. Double-click to unzip the file and then double-click on the .ics file that appears on your desktop. iCal will prompt you to select a destination calendar. You may select New Calendar as it appears in the picture below. You now have populated iCal with important dates from the BASD calendar!

Adding iCal calendar
Saving to the Server for Faculty

Faculty wishing to save to the staff1 server should consult this tutorial.
Back Up Checklist for Teacher Re-imaging

Consult this guide before having your laptop re-imaged. The last page is something that teachers will need to fill in and hand in with their laptop at re-imaging time.