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The Chromebook comes pre-loaded with various Google Apps and Extensions. Chromebooks can only be accessed using an active VCSC Gmail account.

Chromebook Guidelines

Bring your Chromebook fully charged to school every day.
Leave your charger at home.
Chromebooks maintain about a 10 hour charge.
Never share your Chromebook with another student.
Keep food and drink away from your device.
Do not mark on or put stickers on your device.
Damaged devices should be reported immediately to the homeroom teacher and/or the main office of your school.
Please remember that the Chromebook is a responsibility of the student and should be treated with care just like our regular textbooks. If the device is lost, the student will be responsible for replacement.

Having problems with your Chromebook?

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Getting Started

Welcome to your new Chromebook! Using your VCSC issued Gmail account, login to your device. Use the video below to get started.

Take Care of Your Device

Taking proper care of your device is important. Check out this video for some tips to prevent unnecessary damage to your device!

Chromebook responsibility

We are excited that our students have received the new Chromebooks! We now have more effective tools for learning both at home and at school. Please remember that the Chromebook is a responsibility of the student and should be treated with care just like our regular textbooks. If the device is lost, the student will be responsible for replacement. Chromebooks will be returned at the end of the school year. We are looking forward to a positive and productive way of learning with our new digital tools!

Connect to Wifi

VCSC Chromebooks will automatically connect to the school wifi when in range. To connect to a Wifi network outside of the corporation, click the status bar and find the wifi network you wish to join.

Internet filtering

Each Chromebook has an internet content filtering program running on it. This program protects our students both on campus and away. All sites that Chromebooks visit or try to visit are logged. We do allow YouTube content but block mature YouTube content for our Chromebooks. Social media sites are blocked. We feel that our devices are configured in a way that productive learning can take place, while distracting content is blocked.

Chromebook Offline (No Available WiFi)

If you will be working from a location that does not have Wifi, apps such as Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, etc. can be worked with offline. Changes will be uploaded when reconnecting to Wifi.

Note:

Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and other Google based apps will automatically save for offline use.
CAUTION: PDFs, Video Files, or any other Canvas Files will NOT automatically save for offline use! Download these files while still connected to WiFi.
Canvas files may also be downloaded under account settings for each course. Files can be downloaded as an "epub" file that can be used in the app "Readium" or simply download course files. Click here for instructions to download Canvas course content offline!
Many common video streaming services such as YouTube, Khan Academy, Safari Montage, etc. cannot be used offline.

View the video below for more tips and tricks.

Printing

At this time, student Chromebooks do not support printing.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts.pdf

Google Takeout

When you leave the VCSC, your Google account will be disabled. If you would like access to your files, you will need to transfer them via Google Takeout. Instructions can be found here (Links to an external site.).