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Chromebooks 101: What’s All the Fuss About?
Jonathan WylieTechnology Consultant
Grant Wood AEA
Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer
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What is a Chromebook?
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What is a Chromebook?
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The Chromebook Keyboard
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The Chromebook Keyboard
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Acer C720 priced from $199 + $30
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Samsung Chromebook $249 + $30
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HP Chromebook 11 $279 + $30
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Toshiba Chromebook $279 + $30
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Dell Chromebook 11 Price TBA
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HP Chromebook 14 $299 + $30
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Lenovo x131e Chromebook $399 + $30
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Chromebook Pixel $1299 + $30
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Benefits of a Chromebook for Schools● Some very LOW Cost models
● Fast! - Most boot up in 10 seconds or less
● Multi-user accounts make them easy to share
● 100s of free apps & extensions in the Chrome Web Store
● Easier for a tech director to centrally manage
● Automatically updates software to the latest version
● Good battery life
● Built-in anti-virus protection
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What Can You Do With Chromebooks?
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What Can You Do With Chromebooks?
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What Can You Do With Chromebooks?
Edit video online with WeVideo or the YouTube Editor
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What Can You Do With Chromebooks?
Take pictures with Webcam Toy
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What Can You Do With Chromebooks?
Diagrams and mind maps with LucidChart for Education
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What Can You Do With Chromebooks?
Create graphs with the Desmos Graphing Calculator
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What Can You Do With Chromebooks?
Read with the Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader
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What Can You Do With Chromebooks?
Edit and Create Images with PicMonkey
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Drawbacks of a Chromebook
● Chromebooks don't support Java based websites
● Projecting to an LCD can be different on each device
● Limited onboard storage, (16GB), but also Drive online
● No legacy apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
● Not all standardized testing models are natively supported
● Printing can be problematic for some on a school network
● Offline access is improving but could be better
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Offline Google Apps
Gmail Offline App(write and view emails)
Google Calendar(create and view events)
Google Spreadsheets(create and view when using the new Google Sheets)
Google Documents(edit and view docs)
Google Presentations(edit and view Presentations)
Google Drawing(edit and view Drawings)
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More Offline Apps: Chrome Web Store
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Chrome Desktop Apps
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Chrome Web Store App Collections
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Managing Chromebooks
● Chrome apps can be pushed out to students en masse from the Admin Dashboard.
● Apps can go to specific year groups, or the entire student body, depending on needs/organization
● Apps are not assigned to Chromebooks, they are assigned to end users, (ie. students and teachers).
● Once an app is pushed out to a user, they will have access to it on any Chromebook they log into with that account.
● If a student logs in with a personal Google account, they will have different apps to a school Google account.
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Managing Chromebooks
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Hapara for Google Apps
http://hapara.com
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Quick Tip: Save to Drive instead of Files
Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Downloads > Change > Google Drive > New folder
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Quick Tip: Enable Screen Magnifier
Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Accessibility > Enable Screen Magnifier
Use Ctrl+Alt and two fingers scrolling up and down on the trackpad to activate. Screen zooms to cursor position.
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Quick Tip: Caps Lock on a Chromebook
Press Shift + Search to activate caps lock on a Chromebook. Press the same keys again to deactivate it.
Or, go to Settings > Device > Keyboard Settings > where you can make either the Ctrl, Alt or Search key a permanent Caps Lock key.
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Quick Tip: Taking ScreenshotsTo take a fullscreen screenshot press Ctrl + To capture a select area of the screen Ctrl + Shift +Use the built-in photos app to crop and adjust.Alternatively, try Awesome Screenshot or Snagit
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Resources● Google+ Chromebook EDU Community
● Getting Started with your Chromebook
● Samsung’s Chrome OS User Guide
● 30 Ways to Use Chromebooks in Schools
● All Things Chromebooks - Observations
● What Can You Do on a Chromebook?
● 80 Tips to Master Chrome OS
● Molly Schroeder’s Chromebook Classroom
Google Confidential and Proprietary
Chromebooks 101: What’s All the Fuss About?
Jonathan WylieTechnology Consultant
Grant Wood AEA
Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer
Web: http://jonathanwylie.comEmail: [email protected]: @jonathanwylie
Google+: +Jonathan Wylie