Chromebooks
About Google Chromebooks
The Lenovo 100e Chromebook 11 is easy to use and boots up in just seconds. Built-in multiple layers of security help keep students safe from viruses and malware. In addition, updates happen automatically -- for free! You will never need to purchase or install upgrades manually.
The Chrome OS and Chrome browser get students online in an instant and loads web pages in seconds, and the battery provides up to 10.5 hours of power.
In the case of a lost or stolen Chromebook, Greenville County Schools has already planned for that possibility. Student-issued Chromebooks are equipped with tracking devices which, when activated, can pinpoint the location of the device. Search and recovery of Chromebooks will be turned over to local police, so before reporting a lost or stolen Chromebook, we ask for due diligence on the part of the student to try and find the device themselves.
Tips for finding your lost Chromebook:
Think of the last time you had your Chromebook. Retrace your steps from that day as best you can.
Check your backpack and locker. Chromebooks are small and lightweight, so they might get lost in a binder or in the shuffle of books and papers.
Check in every classroom and location in the school you went to that day you last saw it. Talk with your teachers to make sure they did not see one or have one turned in.
Check with the school's Front Office, the Lost & Found, and with the Chromebook Helpdesk.
If you are a bus-rider, talk with your bus driver to make sure they did not find your Chromebook. If you are a car-rider, be sure to check all the way under car seats and in seat pockets.
Check anywhere at home you might have left it. Chromebooks have been found under beds, under stacks of magazines, and sometimes in sneaky siblings' bedrooms!
If after a thorough search the Chromebook still cannot be found, see the Chromebook Helpdesk to report the lost Chromebook.
Chromebook Charging Cables
When Chromebooks are issued to students, they also receive a power cable to charge their devices. The charging cables are considered part of the Chromebook, and are the student's responsibility to care for and keep up with.
Students are asked to come to school with their Chromebook fully charged. Students are strongly encouraged to leave their charging cable at home. Doing so reduces the chance of the cable being lost, taken, or broken.
If a charger is lost, a replacement can be purchased through the school for $31.00. Checks made out to Greenville Middle Academy and cash are accepted, and must be turned in to the Chromebook Helpdesk before a replacement charging cable will be supplied to the student.
