Recently Kennedale Junior High School issued a statement which announced a policy change at the junior high involving backpacks or bags that can be used to carry new school issued laptop computers (Chromebooks). {{more: read more …}}
“In past years, students at KJHS were not allowed to bring bags or back packs into classrooms; however, our students will be issued Chromebooks in 2016-17 and will need to carry the Chromebooks and accessories in a protective bag, carrier, or case.
Beginning in 2016-17, students will be allowed and encouraged to carry Chromebooks in bags, carriers, or cases.
The Chromebook bags, carriers, or cases should be of standard size, just large enough to provide adequate protection and be able to hold accessories and some of a student?s classroom supplies. As a general rule, the Chromebook bag, case, or carrier should be no larger than 16 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 3-4 inches deep (16? X 12? X 4?). Students may carry back packs that fall within these dimensions.
Oversized bags, cases, or carriers (larger than 16? X 12? X 4?) will not be allowed in classrooms and must be kept in lockers.”What is a Chromebook …
Digitaltrends says Chromebook is a differentbreed of computer. It runs on Google?s web-based Chrome OS, which is designed
to be used with an Internet connection. You can think of a Chromebook as an
Internet-dependent laptop that starts up super-fast (roughly 7 seconds, or a
fraction of the time it takes to boot an older model Windows-based computer). Most
of Chromebook?s documents and apps exist in the cloud. And Google automatically
provides 100 GB of cloud storage for every Chromebook.e country.
The advantage: they are cheaper (much) than a regular
laptop. Because everything is save to the cloud so if it should crash, break or
is lost, a student can pick up another and start where they left off. This also
means that a student can log-in wherever they are and see and complete
assignments whether they are home sick, on a trip out of state or visiting
grandma. And, the ones that the school
purchases are rugged and not easy to break. (The most common problem: when a student
forgets and closes the laptop on their pen or earplug and it cracks the screen and that doesn’t happen often).
photo:davisenterprise.com Chromebooks provide instant access to class textbooks as well as a wealth of resource material for most subjects.Along with its compact size and the lower price, the Chromebook has become very popular in schools throughout the country.
Chromebooks were introduced at Kennedale High School last year with few problems.Read more: digitaltrends.com
