Updating your Chromebook
October 20, 2013
Tags: 1:1, Chromebook, Student Devices, Students
One of the reasons that students and staff members selected Chromebooks as the student device to provide was because of the incredible ease of technical management. Like all operating systems, from time-to-time, Chrome OS will require updates. These updates are issued by Google directly to the Chromebooks. When the Chromebook receives the update, an arrow […]
Google Drive: Enabling Offline Access
May 28, 2013
Tags: Google, Google Apps, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Slides
Enabling Offline Document Access By enabling offline access, you will be able to view Google documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and drawings, move folders around, and edit files stored in your Google Drive folder when you are offline. Follow these steps to enable offline access to your documents: 1. Open Google Drive in your browser. 2. […]
CCSD21 Gmail: Inbox with Tabs
June 22, 2013
Tags: Gmail, Google, Google Apps
Just as School District 21 cutover the entire District from Exchange to Google Apps, Gmail’s newest method for organizing one’s Inbox was made available to CCSD21 staff members in Google Apps–Tabbed Inboxes. Up until now, and by default still today, one’s CCSD21 Gmail Inbox might look something like the image below, in which Priority […]
Google Calendar: Viewing Others’ Schedules
August 9, 2013
Tags: Calendar, Google, Tags: Google Apps
It is often helpful to be able to view open times in the schedules of colleagues in Google Calendar. After viewing open times on the calendars of multiple event participants, a meeting or even can be scheduled when everyone is likely to be free. Just as easily, invitations can be sent putting the event in […]
Set Gmail in Chrome as default email
August 23, 2013
Tags: Chrome, Gmail, Google, Google Apps
Previously on staff laptops, Outlook 2011 was the default email client. Now, Outlook is no longer needed and is actually blocked to avoid confusion for staff members. Nevertheless, when working on the web, it is not uncommon to come across a link that will take you directly to an email. Unfortunately, unless you change Gmail […]
Staff Laptop Self-Insurance
September 12, 2013
Tags: Insurance, Staff MacBook
Through a collaborative partnership between the School District 21 Education Association (DEA) and the School District 21 administration, staff members in School District 21 have been able to participate in a Technology Self-Insurance Program in recent years. This program is designed to offset the cost of accidental damage to a District-owned technological device that has […]
Google+ Pictures & Email Signatures
September 12, 2013
Tags: Gmail, Google, Google Apps, Policy
Google+ Profile Pictures Google+ provides a wonderful network for teachers to engage with other educators, share, and learn. Within Google+, teachers can engage with their colleagues at school, across District 21, and even around the world. Part of living in the world online is representing oneself in that space. Like many sites, Google+ uses a […]
Too Many Tabs
October 20, 2013
Tags: 1:1, Chrome, Chromebook, Google Apps, Student Devices, Students
Chrome, the web browser on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android, and Chrome OS, the operating system, are both incredible tools that allow the user to interact with the Web in a natural and fluid way. This is even more true when it comes to utilizing Google Apps within Chrome. In either of these cases, though, […]
Right-click on a Chromebook
October 20, 2013
Tags: 1:1, Chromebook, Student Devices, Students
Students’ Acer Chromebooks have no buttons on the trackpad. To click on the trackpad, the user simply pushes down on the bottom half of the trackpad and clicks. Like on a Windows and Mac computer, Chrome OS has hidden contextual menus that programmers can use to provide options to users that are helpful on a […]
Chromebook Settings: Trackpad
October 20, 2013
Tags: 1:1, Chromebook, Student Devices, Students
The trackpad settings on students’ Acer Chromebooks can be adjusted to me the preferences of an individual student by the students. To adjust your trackpad settings, simply, click on your picture in the lower right-hand corner of the screen for the Settings dialog to pop up in that portion of the screen. Click on […]
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