How To Use Chromebooks: A classroom guide

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A classroom guide

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What is a ChromeBook?

How can I preview apps?

ChromeBook Basics Using ChromeBooks in Your Classroom

**What is a ChromeBook?**

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It looks like a laptop, but it isn’t!

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Features: No hard drive, CD, etc.

USB only Student-proofing No Ethernet, so…

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Just a browser, apps, and a keyboard

**What is a ChromeBook?**

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You can think of a ChromeBook as: An Internet-dependent tablet That starts up super fast Powered by Google’s Chrome operating system With the only app natively stored on the device being a browser Everything else is composed of Web apps (email, photos, documents), or apps that run while you’re connected to a network. Of course, this means there’s very little you can do on the

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ChromeBook without Internet access. The high point about everything being saved on the Web is that you’ll have access to it from any computer. Plus, if a ChromeBook ever bites the dust, students won’t have to worry about losing all their apps, documents, and settings.

In this tour, you’ll walk through the main screens you’ll encounter while using a ChromeBook:

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Sign-in screen

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The desktop area

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The browser window

The first screen you’ll see after starting up your Chrome device is the main sign-in screen. All the Google Accounts added to the device will show up here.

How can I preview apps?

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On your teacher laptop, download and install the web browser from Google called Google Chrome

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Chrome is what runs on a

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ChromeBook Keep it straight, noob

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Here’s the site: http://www.google.com/chrome/