Chromebook Tips and Information

Chargers: If you lose or damage a charger, be sure to replace it with one that has the same voltage as shown on the page heading, above.

Too high voltage will damage your Chromebook.

Chromebook Tips

Student Chromebooks are provided by TPS 501 to ensure each student has equal educational opportunity. Students are responsible for taking care of their Chromebooks, and damages to Chromebooks can be costly. Chromebooks are District property and must be checked in and out as directed and returned when students leave the school.

Here are a few tips to help maintain a working Chromebook device and avoid damage fees:

• Store CB in clean, safe place. Do not leave it on a floor. (And hey - wash your hands before and after use!)
• Do not eat or drink while using your Chromebook as food and beverage can cause costly damage.
• Do not leave CB in unlocked car. They get stolen!
• Do not leave CB outside. They are inside pets!
• Do not loan CB or charger to others. It is hard to get them back!
• Remember to log out and shut down your CB every so often. This refreshes it. To sign in, use your first initial, last name, last three digits of student ID for the user name. Password is student ID number plus initials.
• If you get a orange triangle below your user, click on drop menu next to user and remove user. Also remove any extra users on your Chromebook, as extra users can cause problems. Then sign in anew.
• Using Chromebook properly will help you avoid getting an OS Reset screen. If you do get that screen, contact IT as shown below.

Chromebook Repairs, Replacements and further help with Chargers:

*****For the remainder or the 2019-2020 school year, email techsupport@tps501.org

or call tech support at 785-438-4750

If your Chromebook is in repair, you are eligible to borrow a “loaner” until your CB is fixed.

If your Charger is lost or damaged, replacements are $20. Pay in the business office and bring a receipt to the library for a charger.

If your Chromebook has been lost/stolen, or you just don’t know what has happened to it, go to the THS Library and tell a librarian. We will try to help you get it back, and issue a “loaner” in the meantime.

Chromebook replacement cost for lost or stolen Chromebooks: $235. Costs often associated with repairs include but are not limited to:

covers - $20 each, touchscreen - $150, keyboard - $15, motherboard - $100.

Common sense above all - Chromebooks and chargers are breakable, won’t work if wet, and are easy to steal. Take care of yours,

and if you find someone else’s, do a good turn and turn it in at the Topeka High School Library,

Main Office, or Welcome Desk.