Whether you have a school or personal Chromebook, there are times when it is necessary or convenient to...
YouTube Restricted Mode: Teachers Can Approve Videos
As an educator you may have a love/hate relationship with YouTube. There are many educational and noneducational videos...
21 Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts You’ll Actually Use Everyday
There are tons of keyboards shortcuts for Chromebooks. I could flood this post with lots of them and...
How To Manually Update & Keep Chromebooks Up To Date
Google often updates the Chrome OS for Chromebooks. These updates add new features, improve performance, and fix bugs....
Deploy a Custom Wallpaper Background to Chromebook Login Screen
Do you have a custom school logo, mascot, or color scheme you want to use as the background for...
Google Chromebook Questions & Answers from ISTE 2018 Chicago
We are on the our way home from our trip to ISTE 2018 in Chicago and the conference...
Cool Skins, Stickers & Other Tips to Customize Your Chromebook
Does your school provide you or your child with a Chromebook? That’s great! In the last few years Google...
How To Keep Your Chromebook Awake; Disable Sleep
For security reasons and to save battery charge, Chromebooks will automatically turn off their screens and enter sleep...
High and Low Tech Gifts for Dad
Having trouble figuring out what to get Dad for Father’s Day? Are you trying to think of something...
Summer Chromebooks for Teachers
By giving all of your teachers Chromebooks for the Summer, they will spend all of their free time...
Tips for Chromebook Storage & Battery Care
Did your school go from a handful of Chromebooks to hundreds this school year? Maybe you went 1:1...
How to Remove User Profiles from 1 or Several Chromebooks
By default a Chromebook will remember multiple accounts or user profiles. These profiles are shown on the Chromebook’s...
Google Chrome: Create Website Shortcuts That Run Like Apps
How many tabs do you have open in Chrome right now? Five? Eight? Fifteen? You are not alone....
7 Easy Chromebook Troubleshooting Tips To Fix Common Issues
Besides their ease of use, another great feature of a Chromebook is they usually just work. However, they are...
Chrome Remote Desktop: Provide Tech Support and More from Anywhere
Are you responsible for any technology in your school? If so, my guess is you are considered your...
Easily Show Chromebook OS Version & More with Alt + V
One of the easiest ways to find out what Chrome OS version a Chromebook is on is to...
“I Can’t Use This!” a Chromebook Parody Music Video
It’s cold. We haven’t had school all week so far due road conditions from snow that came in...
Video Conferencing and Screen Sharing Using Google Meet
Sometimes you want to see another user’s screen or have a video conversation with one or more users....
Testing Chromebooks in the Beta Channel
Every few weeks I receive a notification from Google that makes me chuckle. I’m easily amused. The message...
Power On A Stubborn Chromebook
Sometimes you run into a Chromebook that will not turn on no matter how many times you try....
Update Chromebooks for WIDA/DRC Testing
Several Chrome OS updates were released over the summer. These updates typically download automatically in the background while...
How To Force Reboot A Chromebook
I often have Chromebooks sent to me for repair with a black or blank screen issue. Some users...
Setting Up Chromebooks for MAP Testing using the Google Admin Console
We are back to using MAP testing again this year. With the influx of Chromebooks in many schools, it only...
Lenovo N21 & N22 Chromebooks Have Different Power Cords
The most popular Chromebook we have purchased in FCPS has been the Lenovo N21 model. A few months...
2 Reason Not To (Always) Force Install Apps on Chromebooks
We use the “block all apps and extensions except the ones I allow” option for all students. Only...