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Technology Services - Chromebook Information

Chromebook Information

We are grateful for our community-supported Technology Levy! It enables us to have Chromebooks available for all Pullman School District K-12 students. Chromebooks are checked out to ever 6th-12th grade students so they can take it to and from school daily. Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, LMS students will be issued a "working case" for the Chromebook These cases will remain with the student though their tenure at the district and returned upon graduation or leaving the district.

Kindergarten through 5th grade students will have access to Chromebooks in their classrooms. Every student will have access to a device of their own. Generally, no elementary student will take Chromebooks home unless exemption is given by the school principal.

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Chromebook Care

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Your student is expected to care for the Chromebook as they would a library book. Your student should ensure it is charged every day and ready for use at school. They must keep it safe from harm.

  • Handle Chromebook gently and with care
  • Keep the Chromebook on a counter or table
  • Keep the Chromebook away from babies and toddlers and away from dogs
  • Keep the Chromebook away from water or other liquids. 

If a student's Chromebook stops working or gets damaged, please return it to your school's main office. Students will be issued a replacement Chromebook right away so they can continue with their school work. Student may be liable for damages to Chromebook for a fee of up to $300. 

A Chromebook Protection Plan (CPP) can be purchased for students in grades 6-12. Click the icon below to learn more about the plan.

Chromebook Frequently Asked Questions

  • Login ID's

    Once a student is enrolled in the district, student Login ID’s are crafted from Skyward automatically.

    ID’s follow a standard pattern:

    • First 5 characters of the student’s last name  first 3 characters of first name and then @psd267.org at the end.
     Examples:

    • Student name is John Shannon. John’s login ID would be: shannjoh@psd267.org.

      **In situations where another student has a same or similar name, the second student to enroll would get a ‘2’ added to the end of the ID. Ex: shannjoh2@psd267.org.

    • **In situations where your last name is less than five character, you will use more of your first name (i.e. Annette Lu would be luannett@psd267.org.

    If you are unsure what your login ID is, please contact the front office of your school or email info@psd267.org

     

  • Why does my Chromebook display a message saying it is locked?

    At the end of each school year, the IT department will lock district Chromebooks by displaying a sign nothing to return the Chromebook to the district.

    When are the Chromebooks unlocked?

    At the start of a new school year when Chromebooks have been issued out.

    We just received a Chromebook, turned it on at home, and it is still locked. How do we unlock it?

    Parents/guardians may find the Chromebook is still locked when they first turn it on. This is because it hasn’t been updated from our Google Admin Center servers. To unlock the Chromebook, it must be connected to the internet in order for it to update. You should be able to logon to Wi-Fi from the login screen in the bottom right corner. Once you are connected to Wi-Fi, your Chromebook will be able to connect to the server and receive the unlock and update commands.

  • All Chromebooks work the same way. Here is a link to setting up a Chromebook to your home Wi-Fi.

    How to Connect to Wifi

  • Printing is not as simple as it seems. Printers require drivers to be installed and Chromebooks run a "Chromium" operating system and are mostly static... only updating once in a while. On the other hand, printers change constantly, as do their drivers, so compatibility becomes an issue.

    At the district level, we can't support home printing directly due to liabilities and because we simply don't have the manpower. However, if you have a printer and it happens to be a Chromium supported printer and it happens to be on the same network and your home network is setup correctly... it should work.

    Here is a link to a Google support page on Chromebook printer support that might help you navigate this forest.

  • My student uses an email address to log into Google but GMAIL says there is no email account?

    • If your student is 6th grade and above, please contact RemoteSupport@psd267.org.
    • If your student is 5th grade or below, this is by design and policy. We do not allow students below 6th grade to have an email account to ensure their privacy and safety while online.

    Many of the district policies related to internet access are connected to COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act) which applies to children under 13 years of age. Limited access to email is one of the approaches we use to support COPPA.

    Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule ("COPPA")

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  • The Securly logo features a blue shield with a heart inside, along with the word 'securly' in bold black text.

    Pullman Public Schools employs a service called Securly to filter student’s online activity. Securly provides strong protection against unwanted or unexpected content often found on the internet.

    All Chromebooks owned by the district are forced to pass through the Securly portal. When Chromebooks connect to the internet, whether at home or at school, Securly provides protection.

    Learn more about Securly

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    BARK is a utility program linked to the district Google for Education domain.

    At Its core, BARK is an algorithm that scans the domain for key words and tries to build insight into the text, email or chat. If that meaning is found to imply self-harm, cyber bullying or cross other policy boundaries, the content is flagged for review.

    Once a week, a report is presented to district leadership. However, in the event of any hint of self-harm, key leadership are notified right away.

    This service is designed to provide early warning when students might be heading into trouble.

    More Information on BARK

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