Technology

Families making a new device purchase are strongly encouraged to purchase an extended warranty and/or breakage warranty to assist a family in getting a device repaired in a timely manner. Purchasing an extended warranty will help ensure a student’s device can last for his time at U of D Jesuit. 

Students intending to take Engineering, Robotics, or Technology classes during their time at U of D Jesuit are recommended to have the following minimum requirements for their personal device: 

• Memory: 32 GB RAM 

• Hard Drive: 1 TB Solid State Drive 

• NVIDIA or AMD discrete graphics processor 

It is highly recommended to purchase an external battery with enough capacity to recharge a student’s laptop in the event it does not have enough of a charge to finish a class activity. An example is Anker’s 537 Power Bank available for purchase HERE. 

• The school has Wi-Fi available throughout the campus. The school’s internet has content filtering protections in place to restrict student access to web content deemed inappropriate by the school administration 

• Every student must have broadband internet access outside of school, either through Wi-Fi or a physical connection, to complete homework assignments. This internet access can be at home, in a relative’s home, or in a public place (e.g., public library). Families with financial difficulties should investigate if they are eligible for the Internet Essentials program through Comcast Xfinity ($15 per mo. internet: http://www.internetessentials.com/) 

Assistance will be provided by staff of the school's Technology Department. Support will be available for the following:

• Accessing the school WiFi network
• Printing at school
• Login to Veracross/Canvas and M365
• Support will not be available for:
  • Hardware
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Applications

The school has laptops available as loaner devices to assist students whose device is temporarily out of service. A loaner permission option was including in the online summer forms to allow a student to participate in the loaner program. If you didn't grant permissions as part of the summer forms you must submit a Student Loaner Device Authorization form to allow your son to participate in the loaner program.

As part of our planning process for the BYOD program, we have and are giving consideration to the financial challenges of our families. To assist families, we are working to reduce book costs through the use of eBooks and in-house developed materials. 

Please note Comcast will also provide reduced costs Internet access for families in need. For more information see their Internet Essentials web page.

Every student is given a subscription to Microsoft 365 Office upon his enrollment and registration at U of D Jesuit. If purchasing a device, families do not need to purchase an additional M365 subscription apart from the school’s provided account to a student. 

• The school uses Microsoft multi-factor authentication through the Microsoft Authenticator app to protect our school’s digital environment and school Microsoft accounts. The Microsoft Authenticator app should be downloaded to a student’s cell phone. Setting up the authenticator app is part of a new student’s technology orientation session to the school. 

• If a student purchases a new cell phone during his time at U of D Jesuit, he will need to visit the Technology Department Office to have the Authenticator App reconfigured for his new cell phone. 

What if my son does not have a cellphone?

For students who do not have a personal cell phone, the technology department will set-up their Microsoft account to not require multi-factor authentication. However, their Microsoft account is at a greater risk for unauthorized access because of its lessened security safeguards.