Resetting Mac Computers

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1. Pick a laptop and a USB (I think USB 2 is good)
2. Restore a backup version from USB. I do this to erase all the student's data
    1. Restart the computer and press Command (⌘) – R while it's starting
    3. Select Restore from Time Machine Backup from the list of available options.
    4. Click Continue.
    5. Click Continue on the Restore Your System Page.
    6. Select your Time Machine Backup.
    7. Select USB
    8. Select the most recent backup of your Mac's hard drive.
    9. Click Continue.
3. Once the system is restored. Update all the software. I do this to make sure all the computer software are updated.
4. Create a backup to one of the USB. Use this USB to restore all the other computers by repeating only step 2.
5. You can speed up the process by creating more backup to more USBs. I find that letting the system create a backup from the USB is faster than copying files. It would be better if we store it somewhere on the network so we don't have to deal with USB.
6. Once you restored all the computers, go through them and create a new user for each student.