Tutorials
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If you haven't already done so, it will be beneficial to go back and read the first tutorial in this series, Modular Imaging #1 - Create a Base OS Image
In this article, I'll show you how to add updates and packages to your base image. While this part is a little more in-depth, it's not that difficult once you get the hand of it. From the testing I've done, this process creates a great image that once deployed is ready to boot and login, especially when deployed using Deploy Studio with a custom workflow.
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Modular imaging is a new way of thinking about deploying computers. Currently, most administrators essentially use hard drive cloning as an imaging process. This has worked pretty well, except for a few key problems. First, when cloning a machine, the resulting image becomes hardware specific. Even if the exact same OS and applications need to be on, say, an iMac and a Macbook, two images would need to be built separately. With modular imaging, the final image is hardware independent. It can be used on any combination of hardware that the OS supports. Second, cloning leaves a lot of bulky files on the image that aren't needed. Logs and installation files, extra languages and printer drivers, etc. Modular imaging enables us to strip an image down to the files we need. Every deployed image is absolutely pristine. In testing, a base OS image of Mac OS X Snow Leopard was around 3 GB. As a result, these images deploy very quickly. Below is a brief list of the steps we took to build a basic modular image.
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Staff and students must become familiar with the OPSD Web Help Desk, more commonly referred to as the ticket system. This is the primary tool for communicating issues with the technology staff. It allows us to prioritize the issues and document their resolutions. More importantly, it helps us remember what your issues are. If you stop us in the hall, or send us an email, most likely we will forget or the email will get buried in our inbox and your issue won't get the attention it needs.
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Read more...Apple dedicates an entire section of their site to education. They offer video tutorials and other great resources for educators, students, and even administrators. If you are having trouble adjusting to the Mac platform, these great basics tutorials will help acquaint you with the powerful tools available in Mac OS X.
Tutorials include:
- Mac OS X Leopard Basics
- Distributing Materials and Resources
- Using Accessibility Tools (Tools for Special Needs)
- Managing Classroom Workflow
- Planning and Organizing
- Communicating and Collaborating
- Supporting Student Work
Head over to Apple Education to utilize these great tools. Staff: If your questions aren't answered by the tutorials at Apple, please send us a Tech Ticket1 and request additional help. We will be glad to post additional tutorials as necessary!
Check back soon for other video tutorials that supplement those provide by Apple.
1 Tech Ticket link only works while connected to the Ogallala Public School District's internal network. You cannot submit a tech ticket from home.