Chromebook login

[Harry1980]

Hi,

 

I was wondering if there is an easy way to log into Chromebooks? We are starting computing this week and Year 1 teachers are stressing on how year 1 kids going to login using the complex password the system has created for them. It would probably take the entire lesson for them to login. Is there a way that we could probably use QR codes that include the username and password? If possible, does anyone have instructions on how to do this?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Harry

[FN-GM]

When I worked in school all children (reception class and higher) used username and passwords. Although the characters in the password was reduced to 8 letter.

[XiJ]

While personally I think it’s good to try and get the kids used to this - even in year 1, I’m sure Wonde and the like so something with QR codes / badges / cards etc that make it easier.

[XiJ]

https://www.wonde.com/single-sign-on

[dhicks]

Is there a way that we could probably use QR codes that include the username and password?

 

If I remember correctly, I think Wonde (and similar tools) act as a SAML identity provider usable by Google, letting you use their QR-code (or emoji) cards to log in. It does mean you wind up with a bunch of cards to maintain for each class.

 

For our Years 1 to 3 we generate (hopefully) secure-but-simple passwords similar to those generated by Dinopass: https://www.dinopass.com/

 

We then make those passwords available to class teachers.

 

Our Chromebooks assigned to Years 1 to 3 are set to auto-login as a guest session - if you don't have dedicated hardware for those yeargroups you could simply enable guest sessions on the Chromebooks to let people to use them without having to log in with a username / password. That does, of course, depend on what they'll be doing - if they are using a resource that needs a Google login they'll need to log in at some point anyway.

[jthompson]

If you're not fussed about them using individual accounts you could try a managed guest session - https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/3017014?hl=en. No login details needed but they're not signed in to Google.

[jmak]

What, if anything have they been using as logins so far?

 

You can set the Google/Chromebook login to be anything you want. Not a job for this morning, but you can also set up single sign on with your Microsoft accounts so that they only have to remember one set of login details.

 

Our teachers were resistant to individual logins for Y1, but they wanted then to be able to save work on purple mash, which meant they needed individual accounts anyway.

 

Final thought for a quick option this morning would be to set them up in kiosk mode. No usernames/passwords needed and they will open straight into a single app that you've selected. That might make it easier if it's the first time the kids are using laptops as you won't have the "adventurous" ones heading off doing their own thing and you won't need to help the less experienced ones find their way to the start of the exercise.

[mavhc]

You can set up the chromebook to automatically add the domain name, which will help a bit.

 

They don't have to use the complex random password given, can be changed.

[Harry1980]

They have been using their google logins during lock down at home. I think the parents helped them to login. I think the teachers are more worried about going around and entering 30 usernames and password. Our username and passwords have been created through wonde and when some pupils have a long name wonde uses the long name as the username. I might just change the password to a simple 8 character password for now. With Wonde single sign-on i think there is a charge for that.

[DGardiner]

They have been using their google logins during lock down at home. I think the parents helped them to login. I think the teachers are more worried about going around and entering 30 usernames and password. Our username and passwords have been created through wonde and when some pupils have a long name wonde uses the long name as the username. I might just change the password to a simple 8 character password for now. With Wonde single sign-on i think there is a charge for that.

 

Ive had this raised last week for sen kids, i chucked them in an OU with unlock pins enabled. seems to have helped or atleast the teachers havent said its no good

[fiza]

We use Wonde and provide the pupils with the option of QR Code, Emoji Login or Wonde username and password.