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==Were you one of our first Samsung Chromebook users?==
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If you received a Chromebook from us in late spring / early summer '''and signed in with your personal Gmail account,''' [mailto:support-ticket@riverdale.edu?subject=RCS%20Chromebook%20enrollment&body=I%20received%20an%20unenrolled%20Chromebook.%20Please%20set%20an%20appointment%20in%20my%20Google%20Calendar%20to%20powerwash%20and%20enroll%20it.%20Thanks! click here to request an appointment with us] to convert it to a RCS-enrolled Chromebook. It should take about 20 minutes.
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| summary      = Some getting started tips on Chromebooks.
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| cat1          = Classroom Technology and Systems
| cat2          = Chromebooks
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==Absolutely necessary steps:==


==RCS-enrolled Chromebooks==
#Turn on your Chromebook using the power button to the right of the keyboard.
If you were received a Chromebook in June or later '''and signed in with your Riverdale Gmail account,''' you're enrolled. Congratulations! Keep going.
#Sign in to your Chromebook using your RCS username and passphrase.
#If you're asked to, select an image for your user profile.
#Ensure you're on the RCS-Community Wi-Fi network.
##Click the status tray at lower right (it has the time and your battery life).
##If you see "Connected to RCS-Guest," or "Connected to RCS-Chromebook," click it, select RCS-Community, and enter your passphrase.
#Next update it [https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/177889?hl=en by following these instructions] (in the "Check for updates yourself" section). Click Done when finished -- no need to wait there.
#While you're in settings, check out some of your options. Under "Touchpad settings" you can reverse your scrolling direction (Chromebook calls this "Australian scrolling"). "Google Now cards" and "OK Google" might be useful.
#When your Chrome OS update is ready, you'll see an alert in your status tray. Restart your Chromebook to install the update. Again, [https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/177889?hl=en instructions are here].


#On first login you'll see this page:<br>[[File:Chromebook-network-1.png|300 px]]<br><br>
'''Optional but important additional steps:'''
#Change your network to RCS-Community, then select/enter the following (including your own RCS username and password):<br>[[File:Chromebook-network-2.png|500 px]]<br><br>
#The next screen will ask you to "Sign in to your Chromebook." Do this, using your RCS username and password again. <br><br>
#If you're asked to, select an image for your user profile.<br><br>
#Remove the RCS-Guest network. Starting in the status tray, do the following:<br><br>[[File:Chromebook-network-3.png|500 px]]<br><br>


 
#Once updated, you should be able to use the Google Play Store. You'll see it open when you log back in.
Next update it [https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/177889?hl=en by following these instructions].
##Click Agree, wait for it to run an update, and then browse our apps
 
#Next start learning about Chrome OS with these links:
While you're in settings, check out some of your options. "Google Now cards" might be useful. And under "Touchpad settings" you can reverse your scrolling direction (Chromebook calls this "Australian scrolling").
##[https://support.google.com/chromebook/?hl=en#topic=3399709 Google's Chromebook tutorials]
 
##[https://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/10-tricks-to-make-yourself-a-chromebook-master-1785858810 10 tips (Gizmodo)]
Once updated, you should be able to use the Google Play Store in order to test Android apps. Android is the key to some of the Chromebook's functionality, including using the stylus to annotate PDFs.
##And search Google for "Chromebook tutorial" if you want more.
[https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-install-android-apps-on-a-chromebook/ Go here] for instructions on updating Chrome OS and activating the Play store
#Definitely Chrome OS keyboard shortcuts by pressing ctrl+alt+?.  
 
#*alt+[ , alt+] , alt+- and alt++ are alt-awesome, and there are an alt-ton more.  
We'll have Google Play activated by default in the fall, once we turn on Chromebook management, but for now you need to operate this way in order to experiment.
#*Trust us, you won't figure them out unless you use ctrl+alt+?.  
 
#*(Note: the above shortcuts mean you hold alt and press the key after the +.)
Next start learning about Chrome OS with these links:
#Try out our awesome Chromebook workflows! We've tested thoroughly this summer and have built a number of methods for getting things done on a Chromebook. Go here for those. In particular, be sure to try out Kami and read up on our workflows that use it.
Google's Chromebook tutorials
#*Note: you are welcome to create your own workflows but we know these will work. We suggest you use these and save your time for building curriculum and teaching it! 
11 tips (Geek.com)
#*One tip: Kami. Install [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kami-pdf-and-document-mar/ecnphlgnajanjnkcmbpancdjoidceilk?hl=en&authuser=1 this] and [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kami-pdf-and-document-mar/iljojpiodmlhoehoecppliohmplbgeij?hl=en&authuser=1 this], then sign in with your @riverdale.edu address. We'll be using Kami to edit PDFs, including handwritten annotation. It's awesome.  
10 tips (Gizmodo)
#*Did we miss something? [mailto:support-ticket@riverdale.edu?subject=RCS%20Chromebook%20app%20workflow%20request&body=Please%20create%20a%20workflow%20for%20... Tell us.]
 
#Look for other great apps that could support your teaching in the fall. Browse via [https://play.google.com/store?hl=en this link] (you can't install until we authorize new apps). Then tell us what you found [mailto:support-ticket@riverdale.edu?subject=RCS%20Chromebook%20app&request&body=Please%20review%20and%20allow%20the%20following%20Android%20apps:%20(provide%20links%20to%20Play%20Store%20pages) via e-mail] or [https://support.riverdale.edu via Tech Support request]. For example:
You can search Google for "Chromebook tutorial" if you want more.
##[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foobnix.pdf.reader&hl=en Lirbi Reader] might be a good e-reader (especially if you're named Jason Curry... Jason, check out Musician mode!), but there are a [http://www.androidauthority.com/best-ebook-ereader-apps-for-android-170696/ ton] [https://lifehacker.com/5875516/the-best-ereader-for-android more].
 
##If you're a Math teacher, you need to try the [https://play.google.com/store/search?q=geogebra&c=apps&hl=en Geogebra] apps.
Definitely learn its keyboard shortcuts by pressing ctrl+alt+?.  
##English and History teachers might be fine with just Kami (links above) for document annotation, but there are plenty of other apps to try out.  
alt+[ , alt+] , alt+- and alt++ are alt-awesome, and there are an alt-ton more. Trust me, you won't figure them out unless you use that first combination. (Note: the above shortcuts mean you hold alt and press the key after the +.)
##Science, you say? See whether any of [http://www.sciencefocus.com/feature/tech/10-best-android-science-apps these 10] or [http://bitesizebio.com/9052/14-android-apps-for-scientists/ these 14] suit you. And finally, everyone should browse the Google Play store -- or just do a Google search for "android app" plus your discipline or course.  
 
#Don't forget about the stylus.
Android on Chrome OS is still very much in beta. Google is expected to release a full Android implementation this summer. You'll find some issues running some Android apps. But now's the time to start looking for great apps that we can use in the fall. Some to try:
{{ClassTech}}
Xodo (for PDF annotation)
{{Chromebooks}}
OneNote (for, um, notes)
Google Keep (also for notes) (it's already installed)
Schoology (for integrated audio/video posting as well as status tray notifications)
Explain Everything (for whiteboard recording)
AirDroid (for file transfer between Chromebook and laptop)
 
Find other useful Android apps
Lirbi Reader might be a good e-reader (especially if you're named Jason Curry... Jason, check out Musician mode!), but there are a ton more. What else might you need? If you're a Math teacher, you need to try the Geogebra apps. English and History teachers might be fine with Xodo (link above) for document annotation, but there are plenty of other options to try. Science, you say? See whether any of these 10 or these 14 suit you. And finally, everyone should browse the Google Play store -- or just do a Google search for "android app" plus your discipline or course.
 
Don't forget about the stylus.  
 
And finally, share your learning in our Schoology group "Professional Learning at RCS." That's a REQUIREMENT. We're all going to learn from each other this summer, whether we like it or not. :) Special bonus: you're already a member.

Revision as of 10:37, 29 September 2021

This article is...
Summary.pngSome getting started tips on Chromebooks.
IntendedES.pngIntended for
Employees and Students
Categories.pngCategorized under
Classroom Technology and Systems and Chromebooks
PS.jpgMaintained by
Peter Saunders
2021-2022.pngin need of review.


Absolutely necessary steps:

  1. Turn on your Chromebook using the power button to the right of the keyboard.
  2. Sign in to your Chromebook using your RCS username and passphrase.
  3. If you're asked to, select an image for your user profile.
  4. Ensure you're on the RCS-Community Wi-Fi network.
    1. Click the status tray at lower right (it has the time and your battery life).
    2. If you see "Connected to RCS-Guest," or "Connected to RCS-Chromebook," click it, select RCS-Community, and enter your passphrase.
  5. Next update it by following these instructions (in the "Check for updates yourself" section). Click Done when finished -- no need to wait there.
  6. While you're in settings, check out some of your options. Under "Touchpad settings" you can reverse your scrolling direction (Chromebook calls this "Australian scrolling"). "Google Now cards" and "OK Google" might be useful.
  7. When your Chrome OS update is ready, you'll see an alert in your status tray. Restart your Chromebook to install the update. Again, instructions are here.

Optional but important additional steps:

  1. Once updated, you should be able to use the Google Play Store. You'll see it open when you log back in.
    1. Click Agree, wait for it to run an update, and then browse our apps
  2. Next start learning about Chrome OS with these links:
    1. Google's Chromebook tutorials
    2. 10 tips (Gizmodo)
    3. And search Google for "Chromebook tutorial" if you want more.
  3. Definitely Chrome OS keyboard shortcuts by pressing ctrl+alt+?.
    • alt+[ , alt+] , alt+- and alt++ are alt-awesome, and there are an alt-ton more.
    • Trust us, you won't figure them out unless you use ctrl+alt+?.
    • (Note: the above shortcuts mean you hold alt and press the key after the +.)
  4. Try out our awesome Chromebook workflows! We've tested thoroughly this summer and have built a number of methods for getting things done on a Chromebook. Go here for those. In particular, be sure to try out Kami and read up on our workflows that use it.
    • Note: you are welcome to create your own workflows but we know these will work. We suggest you use these and save your time for building curriculum and teaching it!
    • One tip: Kami. Install this and this, then sign in with your @riverdale.edu address. We'll be using Kami to edit PDFs, including handwritten annotation. It's awesome. 
    • Did we miss something? Tell us.
  5. Look for other great apps that could support your teaching in the fall. Browse via this link (you can't install until we authorize new apps). Then tell us what you found via e-mail or via Tech Support request. For example:
    1. Lirbi Reader might be a good e-reader (especially if you're named Jason Curry... Jason, check out Musician mode!), but there are a ton more.
    2. If you're a Math teacher, you need to try the Geogebra apps.
    3. English and History teachers might be fine with just Kami (links above) for document annotation, but there are plenty of other apps to try out.
    4. Science, you say? See whether any of these 10 or these 14 suit you. And finally, everyone should browse the Google Play store -- or just do a Google search for "android app" plus your discipline or course.
  6. Don't forget about the stylus.
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