[ISLMA-Share] Chromebook cart management question

Thu Dec 7 10:14:07 CST 2017

Many of our teachers have the students use whatever number they are assigned in class.  So for example, if a teacher has 30 students, student with the last name that begins with A would start out as number 1 and use the chromebook marked as #1 and so on down the student list alphabetically.  Hope that makes sense!

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Anne Ciaccio
Teacher Librarian/Reading Specialist
Thurgood Marshall School
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Rockford, IL 61103
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Thank you all for your responses. Here's what's happening for us currently:

We have 4 Chromebook carts which are circulated and shared by all our teachers & housed in the library. I've created a Google spreadsheet calendar for scheduling, one sheet per week, and teachers self-schedule. No problems with that. They are catalogued in Destiny Library  and Destiny Resource managers. I don't check them out in the system, but use the spreadsheets to gather statistics.

Individual students will borrow devices from me during class and study hall if there's an available cart in the library that period or if a teacher has any to spare that particular period. The students sign them out on a clipboard in the library, indicating what classroom they'll be using it in and from which cart & device number they borrowed. Low tech for me, as I'm solo and would be consumed with checking in & out devices if this were managed in Destiny. most of them get returned right at the end of the class period, and then off to the next teacher the cart goes.

When teachers are using the carts in their classrooms, currently few are tracking specific student users each period. Overall we've only had issues with removing keys on the keyboard which started out as normal wear and tear, or keys no longer functioning. Most of the devices are used every class period, so they get consistently heavy use and the schedule is booked up 2 weeks in advance.

Here's my current issue: Yesterday we had a student bring in a device that had been reset to Arabic. Tech department checked history and my admin is in the process of discussing the issue with the last 3 students who logged on. I took screenshots and emailed teachers asking them to be vigilant.

This morning a 2nd period English teacher brought me a device used in his 1st period class that also had been reset to Arabic. I'm waiting to hear back from Tech after emailing them. My admin is not at school today.

I'm not sure there's anything we can do to better track usage right now other than what we're doing at the moment but I'm open to ideas.
Thanks again for sharing what you do & any suggestions. I know how busy this time of year gets!

Pamela Huff
Teacher/Librarian
Learning Center Director
Johnsburg High School
2002 W. Ringwood Road
Johnsburg IL 60051
815-385-9233

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On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 8:25 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
We have a few carts in the departments to share plus a cart in the library lab that may be checked out by teachers. Unfortunately, students are not assigned a particular # to use, even though individual chromebooks have  a number on them. Damage has occurred to some, and one has gone missing, but we cannot determine who damaged the one because students know how to erase the history on them. Teachers are now highly encouraged to keep track of who uses which chromebook now.

On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 2:18 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
We have an iPad lab at Marian.  Whenever a teacher checks out the lab, a binder goes with it.  Within the binder we keep the rules for the lab, a form for the teacher to complete, forms for each class period, and tech tips for problem solving.  All the iPads stay together in one room.
If individual students need a device, I have 10 iPad minis that can be checked out.  The students need to bring in a signed Library Device Loan Agreement prior to first checkout.  The replacement cost of the device makes this a necessity.  I have never had a student lose or break a checked out device.  One student returned a device late and had to pay a $15 fee.  These iPad minis are in my circulation system just like my  books.

I also have 5 chromebooks that I can check out, only to teachers.

If you would like me to send you copies of our policies and forms, just let me know and I will send them to you directly.
Karen Varga

On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 1:53 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
This is a question for any schools, particularly high schools not 1:1 who have Chromebook or laptop carts shared between teachers throughout the day, or if you had carts before you went 1:1, which is our situation.

Do your teachers track which student uses which device? If so how?
If not why not?

Also, do you now or did you ever check devices out individually while at school from the library to students, and if so how do/did you track that?

Thanks much for any ideas you can share.
Pam

Pamela Huff
Teacher/Librarian
Learning Center Director
Johnsburg High School
2002 W. Ringwood Road
Johnsburg IL 60051
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