There is no secret that school districts across the nation are investing in technology for their students. In many cases, we have seen school districts purchasing Chromebooks, for each student, as part of a 1:1 program. However, whether you’re implementing a 1:1 program or not, onboarding hundreds or thousands of devices need management. After months of working … Continue reading How to Manage Chromebooks Like a Pro
One-to-one (commonly abbreviated as 1:1) computing programs in the education system have already been around for a few decades. Although not a new concept, schools still have trouble obtaining successful results with one-to-one programs. Are schools biting off more than they can chew? Can they be underestimating the undertaking of implementing a one-to-one program? Are … Continue reading One-to-One Programs in Education: More than Buying Devices
With over 3 million downloads, ChromebookInventory was a popular add-on for Google Admin Console. The add-on exported Chromebook metadata and Organizational Units (OUs) from the Google Admin Console into a Google Sheet. This made it much easier to perform bulk edits against an entire fleet of Chromebooks. Despite its popularity, support for ChromebookInventory stopped. As … Continue reading ChromebookInventory Alternative
Chromebooks are massively popular in the schools. Districts buy thousands of Chromebooks at a time for their students. Google makes it an easy choice with Chromebooks’ durability, long battery life, and low costs. Although schools prepare for large investments, we are noticing that they are forgetting one important component of their acquisition – management. Chromebook … Continue reading The Secret to Chromebook Management for Schools
The use of technology in the education sector is becoming a top priority for most schools in North America and Europe. Education establishments are spending millions of dollars into having technology in their curriculum. According to Dian Schaffhauser’s Report: Education Tech Spending on the Rise, the budget for hardware in 2015 surpassed the teacher training budget. So, … Continue reading The Importance of IT Asset Management in the Education Sector