I've been fielding some questions about Chromebooks over the past few days:
School-issued Chromebooks are the preferred device to help make your children's remote learning experience a seamless as possible. The Technology Department manages them and has the ability to push out applications like Zoom and other tools the students will be using. In the spring, some families grew frustrated when they tried to access school materials on devices like iPads or weren't properly logged in to the Chrome browser on family computers. We don't want the technology to be an obstacle to your children's learning and encourage you to pick up a Chromebook at your child's "home" building on September 9th. See below for pick-up times at each building:"Do I need a school Chromebook? Can't my child use our family computer?""My child already has a Chromebook. Do we need one from the school?""My child has an iPad. Will that work?"
- East Hill: 1:00 - 3:00 PM
- Onondaga Road: 12:00 - 3:00 PM
- Split Rock: 12:00 - 3:00 PM
- Stonehedge: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- CMS (grades 7 & 8): 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- WGMS (grades 5 & 6): 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- WGHS: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Chromebook Help for Families
The Technology Department has put together a handy Parents' Guide to Chromebooks to help you and your children understand how to care for the Chromebooks and accomplish some common tasks. Topics include:
- protecting your Chromebook from damage
- connecting to your home wifi
- logging in with West Genesee credentials
- using the camera
- accessing learning materials
- using Zoom
- shutting down
- troubleshooting
A hard copy version of the "Parents' Guide..." will be sent home on the 9th when you pick up your child's Chromebook.
