It also means we can quickly customise Chromebooks to student needs through teacher and student requests.Īny device can work really well when setup to fit the purpose they’re being used for. It allows us to push new applications, security measures and device updates very quickly and remotely - our technical team won’t have to have the Chromebook in front of them to apply any of these measures. The Chrome Education Upgrade provides a very simple, easily managed system for all Chromebooks. If your child leaves Sunnyhills prior to the end of year 6 you will need to request upgrade removal prior to leaving Sunnyhills at the school office. The Chrome Education Upgrade will only be applied while your child is learning at Sunnyhills at the end of year 6 all upgrades will be removed automatically. It also does not filter access to downloading applications on consumer accounts Each family needs to address their own Internet filtering.

Please note: The upgrade does not filter your internet access at home for any account that logs into the device. The upgrade will provide the following settings:Ībility to login using consumer Google accountsĪbility to login using school account and apply Sunnyhills settingsĪccounts that do not belong to the Sunnyhills domain will be able to download and install applications Outside of school hours and during term breaks The ability to monitor what the device is doing while connected to the school network Installing security updates when required Turning on/off appropriate accessibility settings for each classroom and user where appropriate Restricting/allowing appropriate google tools for each classroom Providing a set of approved bookmarks for each classroom Opening directly into the learners’ year group home page Restricting users to Sunnyhills approved applications Restricting the device to a Sunnyhills account during school hours The settings our upgrade will use include the following Monday - Friday during school hours 8:30 am - 3:00pm during school terms : The upgrade then enforces those settings every time the Chromebook is turned on. It links the Chromebook to the Sunnyhills domain and applies wifi, application, security and other domain settings to the Chromebook.

The Chrome Education Upgrade is a piece of software installed prior to logging into a Chromebook.

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