Students and their Chrome Extensions – Why are my students getting weird popups and having issues?
As the students learn to use their Chromebooks, they find the Chrome Webstore and start installing everything under the sun.
How to powerwash a Chromebook
Powerwashing a Chromebook.
Every teacher has a substitute teacher Google account created
Every teacher has a Google account created that can be used by their substitute teacher. This account allows the teacher to share files with the substitute teacher and also communicate through email with the teacher. You will want to place this information in your substitute teacher folder, along with any directions on how you want…
New Kenton City Schools website coming soon
The main website for Kenton City Schools is getting a makeover this summer. The new website is designed to be secure, fast, and responsive, with quick access to information for families, students, and staff. You can check it out now at https://beta.kentoncityschools.org/.
Switching to Google Drive File Stream
Here are the steps to switch to Google Drive File Stream. You will need to re-create any shortcuts you have made to your Dock or in the Finder windows to point to the new location in your Google Drive File Stream. Once completed, you will have the Google Drive icon on your Desktop. From there…
Upcoming PD Opportunities – Gmail, Screencasting, exit tickets, 1:1 classes
Here is a list of upcoming classes being offered at Northwood. Click here to register. If you have any questions, let me know! WEDNESDAY CLASSES, 3:45PM TO 4:45PM: 1/24/18 Gmail tips & tricks Gmail can be used as a powerful organizer, this class will cover several tips and tricks that you can use with Gmail. 2/7/18…
Help Desk Year in Review 2017
Freshdesk put together a cool little video showing statistics of Kenton City School’s use of the Help Desk:
Increased security of school data on your smartphone
You may have noticed some additional restrictions on your smartphone regarding using your school Google account on your phone. A side effect of setting up Android apps on Chromebooks was the implementation of restrictions before you can use your school Google account on the phone. iPhone users The Google apps (Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, etc.)…
Poster printing for the classroom
Guarded by the sacred Yoda statue is the HP Design Jet T520 24in wide format printer. With it, we can print documents up to 24″ wide by 36″ long. To have a document turned into a poster send an email to [email protected] and attach the document you would like to be printed (PDF”s preferred), number of copies,…
RAZ Kids, no sound on Chromebook.
To fix the issue of Reading A-Z kids having no sound is coming out of the computer when it should be reading the book to the student follow these steps. From the Chrome window click on the 3 dot menu as shown below and select settings. Next Click on the install buttons for “Proprietary Codecs”…