A Day in the Life of an MES Chromebook
The Chromebook starts the day fully charged.
- During breakfast, the Chromebook is not used. The Chromebook remains in the classroom charging area until students have finished eating and have discarded all breakfast waste.
Retrieving the Chromebook
- After breakfast and when instructed by the teacher, the Chromebook is retrieved by the student from the classroom charging area.
- Charging cords should be left in an orderly manner once the Chromebook is unplugged.
- Teachers may want to designate a student to unplug Chromebooks at the start of the day and organize charging cords.
- If Teachers do not plan to use the Chromebooks at the beginning of the day, they may choose to distribute Chromebooks when needed rather than the start of class.
- Students carry the Chromebooks to their desks using a two handed hold, and once seated, carefully open the Chromeb into Workstation position.
- Students should not place the Chromebook in Workstation position unless they are going to be seated immediately.
- Teachers will notify students whether or not the Chromebook is to be used during each class period.
- Based on teacher notification, the Chromebook remains in the charging station, or at the student desk, either in Workstation position or Clam Shell position.
- When in Workstation position, the Chromebook must be placed securely on a desktop or tabletop for use.
- If Chromebooks are not being used, they should be in Sleep Mode and placed in the basket under the desk.
- At the end of class, Chromebooks are closed and placed in Sleep Mode.
- All Chromebooks should be closed and in Sleep Mode during class changes.
- Chromebooks are carried by the responsible student using the two-handed grip.
- Chromebooks should never be in the area of any horseplay, including pushing, shoving, running, or other.
- Chromebooks remain closed and in Sleep Mode until placed securely on a desktop or table top in the next class.
- Chromebooks will remain in the classrooms and are not to be carried into the bathrooms.
- Chromebooks are to remain in the classroom closed and in Sleep Mode during lunch.
- Chromebooks are to remain in the classroom closed and in Sleep Mode during recess.
- Chromebooks will be taken to Related Arts classes only when requested by the Related Arts Teacher.
- 2:15, all Chromebooks will be returned to homeroom.
- Students will place the Chromebook in the designated location in the classroom charging area.
- Students will carefully place the charging cord in the appropriate port and return to their seats.
- Students will dismiss from homeroom.
- Chromebooks should never be left unattended outside of the classroom.
- Chromebooks should only be used by the responsible student. Under no circumstances should a student use a Chromebook that is assigned to another student.