I Don't Have Internet at Home... Insert crying emoji here.

Activity #5:  Learning what my students can do on their Chromebooks without internet access and what the Chromestore is all about.

Chromestore Apps

Offline Apps

Yes!  Homework Assignments for all!

(or just to finish up incomplete classwork)

Don't forget to click "offline" mode when you get your Chromebook.  Then you are good to go.  You don't have to do this every time.

**  If there is an app that you or your students feel is appropriate and conducive to learning and they would like it unblocked, let me know and I will have the I.T. Crew check it out.

Thanks!

Getting Up Close and Personal With Your Chromebook

Activity #4:  Customizing your Chromebook, adding bookmarks, and becoming familiar with the Moore County Schools Digital Integration Sites.

This is the fun part.  Setting the wallpaper on their Chromebooks is a way students show ownership of their personal device.  Although these devices are school property, after adding a few personal touches such as wallpaper, an avatar, and a customized bookmarks bar, students will subconsciously start to protect these machines. They will care for them as though they were the true owners.  

After customizing, nothing is worse than a borrowed device from the media center.

Let's get started.

Click on the video below to learn how students may set their very own wallpapers.

Now, let's look at possible avatars...

Click on the video below for the tutorial.

Go to the following site to create your avatar:

http://mybluerobot.com/create-your-own-avatar/

Get ready to set up your Bookmarks Bar!  Like a great friend, it will always be there for you!

More fun stuff with bookmarks!

Sites I recommend your students bookmark:

MCS Digital Integration Page

http://classreynolds.org/

Google Classroom

Power School