Chromebooks - How do you manage them???

[adminray]

Dear All,

 

One of our junior school just bought 30 Chromebooks. Nice little things, made by Dell.

 

THe school has 190 kids years 3 - 6. Is it hair-brained to think I can ask them all to create an account on a Chromebook and potentially have 190 user accounts on each Chromebook??? Would that even work? I've read there is an unlimited user possibility on ChromeOS.

 

If not, then how does the Google Licensing Work in the real world? Anyone using this? Appears to me that Guest browsing is out of the question as the user wouldbe expected to enter the proxy settings and join the wifi *every time they use it??!!*

 

Any prompts, mild put downs relating to RTFM divergence and common advice will be most welcome!!!

 

Thanks

[skell]

Google Apps for Education + a management licence for each Chromebook. So an additional £19 x 30.

[adminray]

Thanks for that. Ive emailed GOogle for licensing quote - no reply today, yet. We use Google Apps for Edu but the chromebooks section in devices is greyed out... I guess lics first then it'll be available?

 

The important bit as I see it is - does it allow Guest Browsing so fresh for each user with a google docs account to log in everytime and not have to put in network and proxy settings??

ta

[skell]

You can add the network details in the device management section.

 

https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/2634553?hl=en

 

Try XMA for a licence quote. Ask for Colin Bell.

[maark]

You can buy licences from resellers - they are always £19 no matter how many you buy.

Once you have them then device part of console will be active.

There a lot of things you can configure such as guest access, wireless settings, whether to delete local user data at logoff. You can get a logon box to appear rather than have account icons.

[Arreks]

You don't, you cry in a corner with your eyes shut and hope it's all a bad dream.

[CyberNerd]

Dear All,

 

One of our junior school just bought 30 Chromebooks. Nice little things, made by Dell.

 

THe school has 190 kids years 3 - 6. Is it hair-brained to think I can ask them all to create an account on a Chromebook and potentially have 190 user accounts on each Chromebook??? Would that even work? I've read there is an unlimited user possibility on ChromeOS.

 

If not, then how does the Google Licensing Work in the real world? Anyone using this? Appears to me that Guest browsing is out of the question as the user wouldbe expected to enter the proxy settings and join the wifi *every time they use it??!!*

 

Any prompts, mild put downs relating to RTFM divergence and common advice will be most welcome!!!

 

Thanks

 

There are essentially three ways Chromebooks can operate: 1) user mode 2) guest mode 3) kiosk mode (used for single apps really)

 

Do year 3-6 already have logins ? I don't work in primary so not sure when they getaccounts etc, they all seem to know what they are doing by yr 7 so assume it is some point at primary.

 

if so then they can login already, just set the chromebooks to delete the account on logout, all data will be saved - this is the easiest method to use.