1. Promoting Achievement through Technology and INstruction for all Students Sandi Mahl: sepatins@ciesc.k12.in.us PATINS Southeast Regional Site Coordinator Chromebooks, Chrome Web Store and Accessibility

2. B.S. – Science Education M.S. – Special Education Middle School Science Teacher Alternative School Teacher Preschool – 12 Special Education Teacher High School Earth/Space Science Teacher PATINS SE Regional Coordinator

3. The Chromebook!

5. The Samsung Chromebook!

6. Price approx. $250.00 Height0.7 inches Width11.4 inches Depth8.1 inches Weight2.4 pounds Screen Size (Measured Diagonally)11.6“ Operating SystemGoogle Chrome OS ENERGY STAR CertifiedNo

7. Chromebooks are great for Web-based tasks like: browsing the Web sending and receiving e-mail video chatting create documents and spreadsheets edit photos Is it the right device for you?

8. Chromebooks are not a traditional laptop in important ways most functional when connected to the Internet use apps from Chrome Store to access software that lives primarily on the Web rather than inside the computer itself. Is it the right device for you?

9. Chromebooks do not have large-capacity hard drives. Documents, pictures & videos are stored Google Drive (Google's cloud-based storage service) Google Drive requires an account your files are password protected and secure

10. Is it the right device for you? Chromebooks do not have large-capacity hard drives. you can access them from anywhere there's an Internet connection No internet… If you know you'll want access to a file or photo offline, you can easily save it to the built-in SSD for offline access.

11. Is it the right device for you?

12. Beginning in Chrome

13. Living in the Cloud! Cloud-based operating system. It’s not a “laptop” Boots up very quickly.

14. Living in the Cloud You need a Google Account – but not necessarily Gmail. Google Chrome Services “follow” you. You can save into Microsoft Formats. Offline apps are called Plug-ins – you need these if you want to work when not connected.

15. Storage Starting Size = 5 GB Excellent Platform for Sharing

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18. Accessibility Searching in the Chrome Web Store Apps vs. Extensions Apps are websites that run within the Chrome Browser Extensions create a feature that is available within the sites you visit.

19. Accessibility

22. Read&Write for Google can be found by searching the title in Extensions

23. Accessibility Help!

24. Accessibility Help! http://assistivetechnology.about.com/od/BVISC1/qt/Select-and-Speak-Lets- Chrome-Users-Listen-To-Any-Website-Text.htm?nl=1

25. Accessibility Help www.texthelp.com