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January 2021
Tag Archives: Chromebooks
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10 Key Google Updates from 2020
These updates and timeline are written as of 1/13/21 To say that 2020 brought a lot of change would be an understatement. Typical years are tough enough to try and keep up-to-date with Google and Chrome changes. How could you prepare for a health crisis that threw your plans, roadmaps, and goals out the window? […]
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Replacing Cloud Print
November 10, 2020 Last November, we published a blog post outlining Google’s announcement that Cloud Print would be deprecated by the end of 2020. Unbelievably, that is just around the corner! If you are still wanting to print from Chrome OS you will need to move to Google’s Native printing, CUPs, or explore Google’s printing […]
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3rd Party App Security with App Access Control
The longer a district has been using Google Workspace for Education, the larger becomes the looming elephant of 3rd party application use. How do you know what apps on the internet your staff and students are using via their Google Workspace accounts? The amount of applications and sites out there is staggering, and by default, […]
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Keeping your Admin Console Healthy and Secure
September 9, 2020 One of the most popular questions I get after completing the audit process with our customers is “We are trying to figure out your accent, where are you from?” Well, I am from Rhode Island, so my accent is a mash-up of Staten Island and Boston with a hint of Jersey Shore. […]
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Anywhere School: Classroom and Meet Recap
These updates and timeline are written as of 9/1 Did you pay attention to Google’s Anywhere School Event in August? You may have thought it was geared for teachers – a lot of folks thought that. While much of the content was instructional-focused there were several major updates and timelines, especially about Google Classroom and […]
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Secure DNS: It is secure, right?
August 21, 2020 It’s always DNS. Where have I heard that before? While there are plenty of changes proposed for the future of how we should enhance and secure DNS further, today I will focus on the path Chrome is taking (and Firefox as well). DNS over HTTPS. DNS normally works on port 53 via […]
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Speeding Up your Chromebook Setup
It’s summer and we’d all rather be listening to the waves rolling in rather than spending time setting up and preparing existing Chromebooks for the next school year. While we’ve visited this topic before, we thought we would remind you of a few options available and provide a few tips and tricks to speed up […]
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Distance Learning and Chromebooks – Managing Device Returns and Preparing for Next Year
July 15, 2020 This past spring, many schools and districts found themselves suddenly trying to figure out how to quickly distribute Chromebooks to students as schools were quickly shutting their doors to in-person instruction. Distance learning dealt schools a wide range of challenges, and the shift from shared, cart-based, or even 1-to-1 devices to a […]
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3 Easy End-of-year Admin Cleanup Tasks in Google Classroom
June 15, 2020 What a year it’s been! Like most districts, by now you’re probably looking at the end of the school year and planning (or already working on) that summer checklist to get ready for next year. And if you’re like most other districts we work with, Google Classroom has played an increased role […]
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How Do You Track Student Engagement With Distance Learning?
May 11, 2020 While recent events have thrust schools head first into distance learning, many are finding that they are struggling to adapt some of the most basic daily activities, like tracking whether or not students are participating. With students, teachers, and even devices now at home, the reliance on technology has never been greater. […]
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Understanding Drive Shortcuts
Recently Google announced a feature designed to increase the security of files that live in multiple locations. Previously, users could press Shift+Z with a file selected in the Google Drive interface, and the users could add the file to a new folder within their My Drive. The file would then inherit all the sharing settings […]