Chromebook Scheme FAQs Archives - Maidstone Grammar School for Girls https://www.mggs.org/faq_category/chromebook-scheme-faqs/ An outstanding selective girls grammar school in Maidstone, Kent Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:51:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 I have a question that isn’t answered here… https://www.mggs.org/faq-items/i-have-a-question-that-isnt-answered-here/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:51:40 +0000 https://dev.mggs.org/?post_type=avada_faq&p=19459 If you have any other questions, please contact us.

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]]> Where is the Chromebook kept when it is not being used? https://www.mggs.org/faq-items/where-is-the-chromebook-kept-when-it-is-not-being-used/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:50:10 +0000 https://dev.mggs.org/?post_type=avada_faq&p=19455 The device should be kept in the students school bag or in their locker. The Chromebook should not be left in school and should be taken home at the end of every day. There are many benefits to using the Chromebook at home as well as in school. Many of our homework tasks can be [...]

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]]> The device should be kept in the students school bag or in their locker. The Chromebook should not be left in school and should be taken home at the end of every day. There are many benefits to using the Chromebook at home as well as in school. Many of our homework tasks can be set and handed in via Google tools.

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]]> Will the device be used in every lesson? https://www.mggs.org/faq-items/will-the-device-be-used-in-every-lesson/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:49:42 +0000 https://dev.mggs.org/?post_type=avada_faq&p=19453 This will vary depending on the lesson context and objectives. Some lessons will use the device for a large proportion of the time, whereas in some lessons it will not be used at all. Lessons will be a hybrid of traditional learning supported by learning on the device. Students will be expected to complete a [...]

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]]> This will vary depending on the lesson context and objectives. Some lessons will use the device for a large proportion of the time, whereas in some lessons it will not be used at all. Lessons will be a hybrid of traditional learning supported by learning on the device. Students will be expected to complete a wide range of learning activities as they do at present.

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]]> What is the NetSupport license for? https://www.mggs.org/faq-items/what-is-the-netsupport-license-for/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:49:20 +0000 https://dev.mggs.org/?post_type=avada_faq&p=19451 The school use software called NetSupport DNA in order to meet its Safeguarding obligations. This software monitors student activity on devices and alerts senior members of staff about any activity that may raise a safeguarding concern.  This monitoring occurs at all times, both in school and at home.

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]]> The school use software called NetSupport DNA in order to meet its Safeguarding obligations. This software monitors student activity on devices and alerts senior members of staff about any activity that may raise a safeguarding concern.  This monitoring occurs at all times, both in school and at home.

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]]> How accessible are the devices? https://www.mggs.org/faq-items/how-accessible-are-the-devices/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:46:52 +0000 https://dev.mggs.org/?post_type=avada_faq&p=19443 Chromebooks come prebuilt with a plethora of accessibility options, such as changing on screen text size or activating the on screen text reader known as ChromeVox. There are also a number of Chrome Extensions that can be made available to aid accessibility.

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]]> Chromebooks come prebuilt with a plethora of accessibility options, such as changing on screen text size or activating the on screen text reader known as ChromeVox. There are also a number of Chrome Extensions that can be made available to aid accessibility.

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]]> Are the Chromebooks essential? https://www.mggs.org/faq-items/are-the-chromebooks-essential/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:45:57 +0000 https://dev.mggs.org/?post_type=avada_faq&p=19439 We believe using Chromebooks will enable our students to become well-informed, responsible digital citizens and lifelong learners. We firmly believe this scheme brings enormous educational benefits, and hope parents will continue to get behind this ground-breaking initiative.We must stress, however, that the scheme is voluntary. Special provision will be made for those who choose not [...]

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]]> We believe using Chromebooks will enable our students to become well-informed, responsible digital citizens and lifelong learners. We firmly believe this scheme brings enormous educational benefits, and hope parents will continue to get behind this ground-breaking initiative.We must stress, however, that the scheme is voluntary. Special provision will be made for those who choose not to join it, to ensure no-one is disadvantaged.

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]]> Are the Chromebooks backed up? https://www.mggs.org/faq-items/are-the-chromebooks-backed-up/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:44:38 +0000 https://dev.mggs.org/?post_type=avada_faq&p=19435 As the device is Cloud-based, all data will be stored within the student’s unlimited storage on Google Drive. This means if anything happens to the device, no work will be lost and can be immediately picked up on another Chromebook.

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]]> As the device is Cloud-based, all data will be stored within the student’s unlimited storage on Google Drive. This means if anything happens to the device, no work will be lost and can be immediately picked up on another Chromebook.

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]]> What about safety on the way to and from school? https://www.mggs.org/faq-items/what-about-safety-on-the-way-to-and-from-school/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:44:15 +0000 https://dev.mggs.org/?post_type=avada_faq&p=19433 The Chromebook we have chosen is small and light enough to fit in students’ bags and so we advise our students that they are kept in their bags at all times on the way to and from school, for both road safety and crime prevention reasons.

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]]> The Chromebook we have chosen is small and light enough to fit in students’ bags and so we advise our students that they are kept in their bags at all times on the way to and from school, for both road safety and crime prevention reasons.

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]]> My child already has a device. Can they use that instead? https://www.mggs.org/faq-items/my-child-already-has-a-device-can-they-use-that-instead/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:42:28 +0000 https://dev.mggs.org/?post_type=avada_faq&p=19426 Unfortunately not. In order for the school to be able to manage the devices and ensure consistency within the classroom your child will not be able to use their own device. In school they must use one of the Chromebooks offered by MGGS.

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]]> Unfortunately not. In order for the school to be able to manage the devices and ensure consistency within the classroom your child will not be able to use their own device. In school they must use one of the Chromebooks offered by MGGS.

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]]> Who owns the Chromebook? https://www.mggs.org/faq-items/who-owns-the-chromebook/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:41:21 +0000 https://dev.mggs.org/?post_type=avada_faq&p=19422 If you purchase the Chromebook upfront then you are the owner of the Chromebook. If you choose to pay monthly then, technically, the school will own the device and at the end of the 3 years the ownership will be transferred to you (if you wish) - there will be no final payment.

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]]> If you purchase the Chromebook upfront then you are the owner of the Chromebook. If you choose to pay monthly then, technically, the school will own the device and at the end of the 3 years the ownership will be transferred to you (if you wish) – there will be no final payment.

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