Basic Troubleshooting Guide - from Clarksdale Municipal School District
When in doubt... restart your chromebook.
All students and their parent/guardian must sign a Chromebook Agreement at the beginning of each school year to receive a chromebook. Students must also sign an Acceptable Use Policy. These agreements are emailed to the student. (Parents signatures are obtained during registration.)
AdBlock Plus - blocks most ads on websites, including video sites such as Hulu
Announcify - reads websites to you and blurs out paragraphs not currently being read aloud
Extensity - organize your apps in one easy place and turn them on and off as needed
GoodWordGuide or Google Dictionary - instantly defines highlighted words
Google Translate - translate text to another language
Grammarly - correct spelling and grammar errors as you write
Hover Zoom+ - enlarges images just by hovering over them
Kami - annotate PDF documents (you can type right on them)
Move It - take a brain break and complete the task/exercise at set intervals; great for remote learners!
Office Editing for Docs, Sheets and Slides - edit Word documents, Excel sheets or PowerPoints within Drive (basic editing functions only)
OneTab - convert all of your tabs into a list; restore them individually or all at once
OpenDyslexic Font - override fonts and formats on web pages to increase readability
PDF Viewer - open and view PDFs without needing Adobe
ScanQR - use your chromebook webcam to scan QR codes
Screencastify - record a video of your chromebook screen as you talk, save to email or share later
Select and Speak or SpeakIt! - highlight text and have it read out loud to you (customize settings for voice, speed, etc.)
Training for Google Apps - short tutorials for all Google Apps (Gmail, Drive, Docs, etc.)
Volume Master - boost the volume on your device up to 600%
Zoom Text Only - make text larger or smaller on a page without changing everything else (keyboard command: Alt+ or Alt-)
If you need additional resources, please don't hesitate to email Ms. Taylor.
ketaylor@edgefieldcountyschools.org
Address: 430 Murrah Rd.
North Augusta, SC 29860
Phone: 803-279-2511
Fax: 803-279-1710