Looking to deploy Chromebooks in your district or school? Here are some tips and resources:
- Read through the Official Chromebook Deployment Guide from Google first. There are also other links from there that are essential
- Check out these resources on using Chromebooks
- Google and Chromebooks Resources for Education
- Resources to get Started With Google Apps and Chromebooks
- Chromebook Help Center from Google
- Google Apps Training Center from Google
- Get on Google+ and join the Chromebooks EDU community. You can find some great tips, resources, ideas and help here.
- Get all stake holders involved early on so they all have a voice and all potential issues and concerns can be addressed.
- Plan ahead before you deploy - here are some tips and things to consider: My Google Webinar on Going Google/Chromebooks includes some things to consider and check, for example your wireless capacity, before deploying Chromebooks.
- Decide which Chromebook you want to use. Consider screen size, battery life, durability, performance and cost.
- If the Chromebooks are going home with students, research cases for them. There are tons. I suggest asking other schools about what they use.
- If they are going in Carts, check out multiple vendors to see which cart fits your needs. We use Ergotron, but LocknCharge and Earthwalk are also very popular.
- Join the GoogleSchools Google Group. This is an email based group and extremely helpful for any school using Chromebooks and/or Google Apps. You have to apply to the group, but as long as you are a school, you should be accepted.
Chromebooks are an excellent educational resource, are easy to use and pretty easy to deploy and manage. There is also a huge community of schools and educators that share tips and resources and help each other.
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