MC Click FREE Loan Laptop Scheme

MC Click loan laptops are available for most 16-19 years old students on a Level 1, 2 or 3 study programme, HE students on Level 4 and Level 5 programmes (excluding Qualls AAT and NEBOSH) and Access to HE Diploma students (excluding distance learning).

There is no charge for the loan laptop, however if you loose or break the device, you will be required to pay for a replacement.

The college has a stock of 6000 devices with two main types) and with a specification as listed below:

Dell Latitude 3120 2 in 1 – ideal for vocational courses

• • Intel Celeron N5100 Processor

• 11.6 HD Touchscreen
• 4GB RAM
• 64GB Hard Drive
• Dual Camera and microphone
• AC Power Adapter

Microsoft Surface Laptop SE – ideal for academic courses

• Intel® Celeron® Processor N4120
• 11.6-inch TFT Liquid Crystal Display Module Screen
• 8GB RAM
• 128GB Hard Drive
• 16-hour battery life
• Front facing camera and microphone
• AC Power Adapter

We know you are keen to come to college and study face-to-face alongside your fellow students, learning from your inspirational teachers. The MC Click scheme isn’t an attempt to replace your physical college attendance, but simply an opportunity to ensure learners are equipped with the tools and skills to succeed, no matter what your subject.

Whilst many of our students have their own device at home, for those that don’t the issue of a college loan device ensures all students have the same access to IT to complete their assignments and any online modules within their course.

Over time, we hope to remove some of the computers from our classrooms to provide a more flexible learning environment for our students and teachers. This does not mean that you will need a device for every lesson as we value face to face teaching and developing writing skills, but it may mean that they are required in some classes.

With an increase in digital collaboration, communication, and content delivery – students are able to study and work from home in a more flexible way.

This device remains the property of Middlesbrough College and must be used in accordance with the terms of the laptop loan agreement at the time of collecting the device.

The laptop is a loan and is provided free of charge. There are no options to keep the laptop moving forward and anyone failing to return it upon withdrawal, or completion of their studies, or those found to not be using the device, may be subject to fees being recovered to the full cost of the laptop.

Help Centre for reporting laptop issues, drop in, phone the hot line or raise a ticket on HALO.

‘HALO is the college incident and request logging tool for you to let the Digital Services Team know if you have any issues with your device or are not sure how to use it. They will also be the point of contact for any other IT related issues or queries you may need assistance or guidance with.

Log your request via a ‘Ticket’ and give us more information. If you encounter any problems, please call helpdesk on 01642 333444

It is important that you take care of your equipment.

If you lose your device you must inform us straightaway so we can disable the device via security/tracking software that we have asked the supplier to pre-install on each machine.

Yes – however you need to be aware that:

• If you withdraw from the college, the device will be disabled, unable to be used and any data or information installed will be lost
• When you return the device, all information on it will be deleted
• Personal use must be for appropriate content only and must not interfere with the performance of the device for example downloading of large and multiple video content
• Our web filtering systems will continue to flag any inappropriate material/website searches made by these devices and students accessing inappropriate material will be spoken to individually to determine the seriousness of the breach.

Yes – and this software will be regularly and remotely updated by us, however we recommend you remain cautious about emails, website or other online content which is of an unknown or suspicious source and seek advice from college if you need help or support.

If you withdraw from your course you must return the laptop to the Digital Helpdesk team or to the main reception.

Anyone failing to return it upon withdrawal may be subject to fees being recovered to the full cost of the laptop.

You should think of your device as an essential part of your ‘digital pencil case’ – just like pens, pencils and highlighters, think of it as just one of the many study tools you’ll need to use every day.

You will not need to use your device in every lesson, but you may be asked to use your device at any time and so it is important that you carry it with you at all times as part of your day-to-day college equipment.

There will be a small number of devices in each classroom available for students who forget their device. Individual access to these is not guaranteed therefore it is important you remember to bring your device into college when required.

The battery life on the devices should last all day if fully charged on the morning.

It is a requirement that devices are charged each day before college.

There will be a limited number of charging points available on site.

The Learning Resource Centre (LRC) has over 90 pre-bookable devices which can be used at any time during their extended opening hours for your assignment or college work.