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Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NetSchools Confidential – 1 –Front CoverHome Guide to the StudyPro™: Content Outline/2nd DraftOutside Front Cover
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 2 –Content DraftNetSchools Glossary, Copyright, Trademarks (inside front cover)• Terms and definitions that relate to computers, networks, NetSchools system andequipment – to be selected from this list. List is in order of appearance in the text ofthe guide.StudyPro™ ComputerInfraredE-mailInternetWorld Wide WebAssignmentsServerTelecommunicationsNetworkModemTouchpadPortDesktopFunction keysIconsProgramsWord ProcessorSpreadsheetDatabaseBrowserHTMLAttachmentsDouble-clickingClick♦ Copyright – This manual is copyrighted by NetSchools Corporation with all rightsreserved. This manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the written permissionof NetSchools Corporation.© 1997 by NetSchools Corporation. All rights reserved.♦ Trademarks – StudyPro™ is a registered trademark of NetSchools Corporation. All otherbrand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respectivecompanies.
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 3 –Content DraftTable of Contents (page 1)Home Guide to the StudyProTable of ContentsSection Page1. The NetSchools System 22. Getting Started 43. StudyPro Tools 64. Working with Your Teachers 85. Doing Homework with the StudyPro 106. E-mail and Internet Activities 127. How Families Use the StudyPro 148. Taking Care of the StudyPro 169. If You Have Problems…18Index 20Technical and Legal Information 21
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 4 –Content DraftThe NetSchools System (page 2-3)♦ Text for the “NetSchools System” Section –You’ve got a new StudyPro computer! Congratulations!But what can it do? What can you do with it? Your StudyPro is a key part ofyour school’s NetSchools System – a totally new way for you, and your friendsand family, to use computers and learn about the world.Your StudyPro is portable – you can take it with you, anywhere. You can take itto school. You can even carry it home. And the good news is that the StudyProhas no wires. The StudyPro “talks” to the school’s other computers using awireless infrared beam. This wireless connection works like the remote controlfor a television but is much more powerful.In the classroom, your StudyPro works like a “smart” version of a class notebook.You can use it to take notes, do calculations and search for information – whilesitting at any desk in any classroom.You can use your StudyPro to send messages to teachers and classmates usingyour school’s electronic mail (e-mail) system. You can also use the Internet andthe World Wide Web to locate information that will help you completeassignments.But the exciting news is that your StudyPro goes home with you every day. Athome you can do your homework and send it back to a teacher, electronically.Your family members can read email messages from your teachers and sendthem replies.The complete NetSchools System consists of a StudyPro computer for everystudent, the teachers’ computers, and a school server computer. The serveracts as the central hub for all the messages that are sent to the computers. Thesystem includes telecommunications equipment that lets everyone on thesystem access the Internet and the World Wide Web. Students and teacherscan also use the school’s network from home. Each StudyPro has a built-inmodem that makes access from home as easy as a local telephone call.The StudyPro has been designed to make your learning more successful andmore exciting. Strap on your seat belt and get ready for the new worlds you canexplore with your NetSchools StudyPro computer.
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 5 –Content DraftGetting Started (pages 4-5)♦ Text for the “Getting Started” Section –Go ahead and open your StudyPro. There is a carry handle and a latch on thefront of the computer’s cover. This latch unlocks the cover so you can swing itopen.When you have opened the StudyPro, look for the following parts:v Keyboardv Touchpad and its two buttonsv Color screenv Speakerv The high-speed infrared portWhen you open your StudyPro, the computer should “wake up.” You mighthear a few sound effects coming from the computer as it starts to work. Youwill see the computer desktop appear on the color screen.The StudyPro keyboard has a key for every letter in the alphabet, for all thenumbers 0 through 9, and many special characters. In addition, the keyboardalso has a number of function keys labeled F1 through F12. Among otherthings, these function keys help you control the brightness of the StudyProscreen, sound levels, and other keyboard features.Do This: Use the function keys to change the screen’s brightness–1. Locate the Fn key.2. Press and hold this key down with a finger on your left hand.3. Locate the F3 key.4. Using a finger on your right hand, press the F3 key several times whilestill holding the Fn key down. The StudyPro screen will get brighter.5. Still holding the Fn key down, press the F4 key several times. TheStudyPro screen will get darker.6. Still holding the Fn key down, press F3 or F4 until the StudyPro screen isas bright or as dark as you want it to be.On the desktop you will see a number of small pictures called icons. Theseicons identify several programs that come with your StudyPro. The StudyProprograms are the tools you will use to send and receive messages, get yourassignments, do your assignments, and send your completed work back toyour teachers.
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 6 –Content DraftGetting Started (pages 4-5) -- continuedDo This: Use the touchpad to move the screen pointer –1. Look at the screen and locate the screen pointer. The pointer looks likean arrow.2. Touch one of your fingers to the middle of the touchpad.3. Slide your finger back and forth on the touchpad and watch the screenpointer. The pointer will move as you slide your finger. If you slide yourfinger to the left, the pointer will move left. If you slide your finger to theright, the pointer will move right.Look at the sides of the computer. Can you locate these other items?v Place where you plug in the battery charger (left side of the StudyPro)v An audio jack for a pair of headphones (right side of the StudyPro)v Rubber seal that covers the computer’s ports (back side of the StudyPro)Note: If your StudyPro does not “wake up” when you open it, turn to Section9: If You Have Problems…. This section of the Home Guide can help youtroubleshoot StudyPro problems.
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 7 –Content Draft StudyPro Tools (pages 6-7)♦ Text for the “StudyPro Tools” Section –One StudyPro tool is Student Central. Look at the desktop and find the iconfor Student Central. You will use this program to:v Send and receive e-mail messagesv Receive classroom and homework assignmentsv Turn in completed assignmentsv View a calendar that shows assignment due dates and school eventsv Let your family members communicate with people at your schoolAnother tool will be Microsoft Works. Microsoft Works contains severalprograms that let you:v Write, edit and print documents (Word Processor)v Do calculations and create tables (Spreadsheet)v Organize and keep track of all sorts of data (Database)The StudyPro also has a tool – a special version of Microsoft Internet Explorer– that lets you “surf the Net”. Using this browser, you will be able to accessthe information on the Internet and the World Wide Web. From your desk, youwill be able to find information that will help you complete your assignments.The StudyPro’s Wingraph tool lets you plot mathematical equations directly onthe screen. You can use Wingraph to explore what happens to a graph whenyou make changes to an equation.The WebSter program lets you create and edit HTML files that can be viewedwith any Internet browser. HTML, Hypertext Markup Langauge, is the name ofa special computer language that is used to create pages on the World WideWeb. HTML pages can include not only text and pictures, but also animations,music and sounds, and video.You and your family members will be shown, in special classes, just how all ofthese StudyPro tools work together.
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 8 –Content DraftWorking with Your Teachers (page 8-9)♦ Text for the “Working with Your Teachers” Section –Your teachers will be sending you classroom and homework assignmentsfrom their computers. When you connect to the school’s computer, yourStudyPro will receive the assignments. Assignments will then appear in theStudent Central program as a list of things for you to do.For each assignment, you will see:v Due Datev Titlev Subject Areav Name of the teacher who gave the assignmentThis information is attached to the assignment to help you track what youneed to do. The Due Date tells you when the teacher expects you to turn inthe assignment. The Title and Subject Area remind you of the class for whichthe assignment was made. The teacher’s name gives you the final clue – thisis the person who gets the completed assignment.When using the StudyPro at school, you can do an assignment and send it toa teacher immediately. Work you do at home will be sent to a teacher’scomputer the next time you use your StudyPro at school.Many of your assignments will come with attachments. Attachments aredocuments, pictures, calculation sheets, and other files that a teacher mightsend with an assignment. Assignments you complete will often haveattachments that you create and send back to your teachers. Mostattachments are files that you use with one of the StudyPro tools: MicrosoftWorks, WebSter, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Wingraph.
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 9 –Content DraftDoing Homework with the StudyPro (pages 10-11)♦ Text for the “Doing Homework with the StudyPro” Section –When you are home and run Student Central, you can see a list of yourhomework tasks. Student Central is your “control center” for viewingassignments, doing assignments, and sending your work to your teachers.This program has a set of five icons down the left side of the screen:v E-Mailv Sent E-mailv Assignmentsv Sent Assignmentsv CalendarDo This: Run the Student Central program –1. Using the touchpad, move the screen pointer on the desktop so that ittouches the Student Central icon.2. With the pointer on the Student Central icon, press the left touchpadbutton twice, quickly. This action is called double-clicking.3. The Student Central program will start running. You will see theprogram screen with the five icons down the left side.E-Mail and Sent E-mail deal with receiving e-mail messages from yourteachers, your friends and family members and viewing messages you havesent.Assignments and Sent Assignments deal with viewing, doing, and sendingback assignments. To view assignments, you click the Assignments icon tosee a list of assignments to be done. To click the Assignments icon, movethe pointer (using the touchpad) until it touches the icon. Then, press the lefttouchpad button once.To do an assignment, you double-click the assignment in the list. This actionopens up the Assignment Browser window. In this window, you can readabout the assignment and open up any of its attachments. When youcomplete work on an assignment and its attachments, you can send theassignment back to the teacher.Student Central keeps track of your sent assignments. To see or redo a sentassignment, you click the Sent Assignment icon on the Student Centralwindow.When you are done with the Student Central program, you close the programwindow. To close the window, click the Close Window icon in the upper rightcorner (the icon with the letter “x”).
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 10 –Content DraftE-mail and Internet Activities (pages 12-13)♦ Text for the “E-mail and Internet Activities” Section –Student Central is also your “control center” for all of your e-mail activities.This program’s five icons down the left side of the screen are:v E-Mailv Sent E-mailv Assignmentsv Sent Assignmentsv CalendarE-Mail and Sent E-mail are the icons you use to receive e-mail messagesand to view messages you have sent. You can receive e-mail from yourteachers, your friends and family members. You can send messages to themin return.If you click the E-Mail icon, you will see a list of all e-mail messages that youhave received. If you double-click on one of the messages in the list, you willbe able to read the message and send a reply.Any e-mail messages you send are stored in the list that appears when youclick the Sent E-mail icon. If you double-click a message in this list, you canre-read the sent message.To send a new e-mail message, all you do is click the Compose button on theStudent Central window. This action brings up the Compose window whereyou can create your message. After you create the message, you can addan address and send the message. You can use the e-mail address ofanother student, a group of students, one or more teachers, or a member ofyour family. Whoever you address the message to will soon find yourmessage in their E-Mail folder.For browsing the World Wide Web, you will use the Micorsoft InternetExplorer. The icon for this program is on your StudyPro’s desktop. Thisbrowser lets you find useful information with just a few clicks of the touchpadbutton. Many of your assignments will ask you to browse a “site” on the Web,locate information, and use this information in assignments that you sendback to the teacher.Your school will have guidelines on using the World Wide Web. Check withyour teachers to make sure you understand the guidelines.To fully use the StudyPro from home, it may need to use your hometelephone and the StudyPro’s built-in modem. Check with your teachers tosee if you are able to call up the school’s computer from home.
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 11 –Content DraftHow Families Use the StudyPro (pages 14-15)♦ Text for the “How Families Use the StudyPro” Section –With a NetSchools System every student carries and uses a StudyProcomputer – in class and at home. When the student is home, familymembers will be asked to help with a variety of StudyPro activities. Some ofthese activities might include:v Helping a student with homework on the StudyProv Sending or receiving e-mail with the StudyProv Recharging the StudyPro’s batteryv Troubleshooting StudyPro problems when they occurv Taking proper care of the StudyProThe first items in the list (homework and e-mail) have been covered in theprevious two sections of this guide. Please see those sections for moredetails.In general, family members can expect to be asked by the student for help indoing homework, with using the StudyPro, and with understanding how the e-mail system works. The school, teachers and family members will besending e-mail messages directly instead of asking students to carry homehand-written notes.The third item, recharging the StudyPro battery, is VERY IMPORTANT!When the StudyPro is at home, it should be connected to its batteryrecharger and the charger plugged into an working electrical outlet.The StudyPro uses a battery that is designed to last the full day at school, IFIT HAS BEEN RECHARGED OVERNIGHT – EVERY NIGHT. One end ofthe battery charger plugs into the port on the left side of the StudyPro. Theother end plugs into an electrical wall outlet.If you or the student have problems with the StudyPro, refer first to Section 9:If You Have Problems…in this guide. If you continue to have problems,contact your school’s technical staff.The StudyPro has been designed and built to withstand being moved andcarried to and from school. However, care should be taken in handling andusing the device. The next section, Section 8: Taking Care of the StudyPro,outlines guidelines for handling and maintaining the computer.The key thing to realize is that the NetSchools System is whole new way forlearning to take place – at school and at home. Discover what works best foryou and your family and share that with other families, teachers, and theschool’s administration.
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 12 –Content DraftTaking Care of the StudyPro (pages 16-17)♦ Text for the “Taking Care of the StudyPro” Section –The StudyPro is rugged and durable. But like any electronic device, it shouldbe handled with care. Treat it like you would your stereo, your television, oryour radio. Your StudyPro also needs some additional care:v Charging the StudyPro batteryv Cleaning the StudyPro screenv Cleaning the keyboardv Cleaning the StudyPro casev Using the touchpadv Using the StudyPro portsRecharging the StudyPro battery is MOST IMPORTANT! When the StudyProis at home, it should be connected to its battery charger and the chargerplugged into a working electrical outlet. The StudyPro uses a battery that isdesigned to last one full day at school, IF IT HAS BEEN RECHARGEDOVERNIGHT – EVERY NIGHT. One end of the battery charger plugs intothe port on the left side of the StudyPro. The other end plugs into anelectrical outlet.The StudyPro screen can be touched and probably will be during an averageday at school. You will need to clean off smudges and fingerprints. You cando this by using a slightly damp, soft cloth.The StudyPro keyboard is water-resistant but do not spill liquids on it. Wipethe keyboard with a slightly damp, soft cloth to help clean off surface dirt.The StudyPro case can be wiped clean using a soft, damp cloth and anyhousehold cleaner that is not abrasive. Do not use solvents or thinners onthe StudyPro case – they may damage the unit’s painted surface.The touchpad on the StudyPro is designed to be touched with the humanhand. Sharp objects and ball point pens should not be used on the touchpadsurface.The StudyPro ports (back of the StudyPro under the rubber flap) are not oftenused everyday. The ports are used to connect external devices to theStudyPro such as printers and disk drives. It is most important thing to makesure the rubber flap is closed securely. This will help keep moisture fromgetting into the ports and causing problems.
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 13 –Content DraftIf You Have Problems… (pages 18-19)♦ Text for the “If You Have Problems…” Section –Here are some troubleshooting ideas for the most common StudyPro problems:Problem Troubleshooting Ideas1. StudyPro does not “wake up” whencover opensa) Attach the battery charger and plug thecharger into a working electrical outlet.b) Check the brightness controls. If yourscreen is set too light or too dark, youmay not be able to see the desktop.c) 2. Modem not working a) Check the telephone line connection tothe modem.b) Make sure the telephone is working.c) 3. Keyboard not responding a) Exit any programs that are running andsee if the keyboard starts working.b) Try shutting down the StudyPro andstarting it up again.c) 4. Touchpad not responding a) Exit any programs that are running andsee if the keyboard starts working.b) Try shutting down the StudyPro andstarting it up again.c) 5. Touchpad buttons not responding a) Exit any programs that are running andsee if the keyboard starts working.b) Try shutting down the StudyPro andstarting it up again.c) If you continue to have problems:♦ Contact your school’s technical staff.♦ Call the NetSchools Hot Line – 1-800-XXX-XXXX.<<Not yet complete. Any other ideas or suggestions for this section? >>
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 14 –Content DraftIndex (page 20)• Index of topics and page numbers for the material in this guide. Nothing elaborate;simple student/reader aid to finding needed information.<<WILL BE DONE WHEN TEXT/LAYOUT IS MORE FINAL – THIS WILL BE LASTTHING TO BE DONE>>
Home Guide to the StudyPro™: 2nd Draft 10/18/97NETSchools Confidential – 15 –Content DraftInside Back Cover (page 21)• Legal statements and disclaimers♦ FCC Notice – This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for aClass B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed toprovide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if notinstalled and used in accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful interferenceto radio communications. However, there s no guarantee that interference may not occurin a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio ortelevision reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, theuser is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the followingmeasures:v Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.v Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.v Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which thereceiver is connected.v Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.♦ Warning – This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits of a Class B digitaldevice, pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 FCC Rules. Only peripherals certified to complywith Class B limits may be attached to this computer. Operation with non-certifiedperipherals or peripherals not recommended by NetSchools Corporation is likely to resultin interference to radio and television reception. Shielded cables must be used betweenexternal devices and the computer’s <<ports>>. Changes and modifications made to thisequipment not expressly approved by the FCC could void the user’s authority to operatethe equipment.♦ Disclaimer – This manual has been tested and reviewed for accuracy. The instructionsand descriptions were accurate for the StudyPro Computer at the time of this manual’sproduction. Succeeding computers and manuals are subject to change. Therefore,NetSchools Corporation assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectlyfrom errors, omissions or discrepancies between the computer and the manual.• Hot Line/contact information♦ NetSchools Hot Line – You can reach NetSchools Corporation at 1-800-XXX-XXXX.NetSchools can also be contacted by calling at 1-408-919-7300 or by writing to thefollowing address: NetSchools Corporation, 4500 Great America Parkway, Suite 110,Santa Clara, CA 95054.
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