[aisle] Going 1:1... any practical advice?

[Jill Bennin]

We have been 1:1 with chromebooks for about six years now.  In our case
students come to the library when they need a loaner.  We have carts with
some loners in them, which are bar coded.  We do not pass out chargers,
because if they need a loaner because they forgot theirs, it running out of
charge impels students to return them.  We give out loaners if they need a
repair, in which case we fill in a google form, and our tech department is
shared on the spreadsheet for that, so they know when they are chromebooks
to collect.  The form asks for Name/grade/serial number of chromebook/if
the student got a loaner/checkboxes for what is wrong (I used our tech
handbook list)/ and a line that lets me fill in additional information.
(Phrased as "what the student said happened").  If a student needs their
chromebook charged, I will charge it in the cart (we designated a small
section for that).  If they need a loaner due to a charging issue or they
forgot it, we give it to them if we have enough.  We have had days we ran
out of loaners due to a high volume of repairs, so there is a natural
consequence built in that some days we don't have one to give them.  If we
notice a student is coming in a lot, we will ask them what is going on,
just to follow up.  After year two, I think, we also started a chromebook
repair class, which comes and gets the broken ones, repairs them, and
returns them.
A couple of years ago we also started a clipboard for our library use only,
where we right down name/date/chromebook number/ why they have one.  About
once a week we go through it and check it against our circulation system to
see if the student still has it out - It does sound redundant, and it is a
bit, but it has helped us figure out situations a lot of the time.
Sorry this is so long - let me know if you need any clarification.

On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 11:29 AM Toner, Timothy via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> [After sending it, I realized that I forgot to change the subject line.
> Apologies for the repost.  Also, I know something like this has been
> discussed before. If someone could give me an idea of when, I will examine
> the archives myself]
>
> Hello hive mind!
>
> My high school is in the process of going 1:1 with Chromebooks, and I
> would love to learn some best practices when it comes to the day-to-day
> stuff.  We know students will not bring their devices (we have that
> covered) and we know that students will bring their devices uncharged.
> We're setting up charging stations, but the logistics seem daunting.  If
> your school had protocols set up, I'd love to see them.  I've seen a lot of
> high level "this is how 1:1 will change everything" and low level "Q: What
> happens when my child forgets to charge their device? A: Students should
> always come to school with a charged device"  I'm looking for something in
> between.
>
>
> tt
>
> Timothy Toner
> Librarian
> John Hancock College Prep HS
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-- 
Jill Bennin
Library Media Specialist - Sherrard CUSD #200
email: benninj at sherrard.us
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