Each student at BMS has a Home Directory for saving and working on computer files. Students can use their email username and password to login to computers while at school. At school students can work on files and save their work to their (H:)drive, located under "My Computer". When at home students can access their files on any computer connected to the Internet. In order to work on assignments at both locations, special steps are needed at home to allow work that is changed and saved at home to be available at school. Below is a listing of Step-by-Step instructions for accessing and working with student files at school and at home.

At School

This will only work on computers that are connected to the school's network.

1. Double-click on the "My Computer" icon on the desktop
2. Under "Network Drives" double-click on the icon with YOUR username (This is your H:drive)
   
   
3. Your student (H:) drive contains a folder for each of your current classes.
4. You can save work in folders by either dragging the files or using the File... Save As command in the program they are using. (NOTE: to have access to files outside of school, you must save work into a class period folder)

At HOME

Use this to VIEW work on any computer connected to the Internet.

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Go to the Bryson Middle School Homepage (www.greenville.k12.sc.us/brysonm)
3. On the left menu list under "Quick links", Click on "District Portal"
4. Click on "Student Portal"
5. Login using your email username and password and click "Login"
   
   
6. On the Home page, Click on "Get Organized" then "Home Directory"
   
     
   
   
7. A list of all your folders and files appears
   
   
8. Use the icons next to the folder or file name to Open a folder to View or Save documents

Complete Work Assignments at HOME

Use this to finish assignments at home and then save for school.

1. Use steps #1-7 from "View @ Home" (See above) to login to your Student Home Directory.
2. Click on the icon next to the file that you want to open and work on
3. Click "Save" and save to a location on your computer
   
   
4. Click "Close"
5. Open the file on your computer and make the changes or corrections needed
6. Save any changes you make on your computer using "File..Save" in the top menu bar.
7. After completing your work, login to your home directory again using Steps #1-7 from above.
8. Click on the folder in which you wish to place the file or project.
9. Click "Browse." next to Path and Filename
   
   
10. Locate the file on your home computer and click "Open"
11. Click "Upload File"
12. The file or document should appear in your folder