COMPUTER USE 1. Passwords may not be shared; violators chance losing their computer privilege for an unspecified period of time. 2. Computers are used only for school assignments. 3. All floppy disks; including flash drives, jump drives, thumb drives; USB disk readers for memory sticks, SD cards, etc.; or CDs; brought from home MUST be scanned for virus’ prior to use in school computers. Failure to do so may result in loss of your account. HELPFUL POINTERS 1.To find authentic information on the Web, check for the following: a. Does the Internet article list an author? Are the author’s credentials stated? Are they reliable? b. Look for a current publication date. c. Use the rule of 2 or 3 which means, if you can find one Internet article, you can locate 2-3 additional Internet articles to support the information found. IF NOT, the article may contain biased and misleading information. Reminder: Check URLs for tildes in an .edu address; these are personal articles placed on the Web, which are often just someone’s opinion (biased, one-sided view), and is not necessarily supported by the University. 2. Find other supporting information in books, periodicals and other resources. 3. Since many Web articles can be 30, 80, or 100 or more pages long; students are required to copy and paste all Web information, assessed as relative to the assignment, into a Word document before printing. If you have not previously learned this procedure, ask the librarian to show you how. 4. REMINDER, printing from the Web wastes paper, it wastes printer ink, and it prevents other students from having an opportunity to print. Any printing from the Web requires prior permission from the Librarian. 5. Search the NOVEL (New York Online Virtual Electronic Library) databases and the MONTI HIGH databases for current and accurate information. All usernames, and passwords are listed in the Monti High Library brochure, which may be used in school or by remote access from home. See Mrs. Hill for a password brochure. All computers should be used responsibly.