At the beginning of this semester. John I. Burton High School obtained new Chromebooks. Chromebooks are Google's version of a laptop/tablet device. The school ordered these Chromebooks because they were a new and affordable resource for students to use. The school had technical funds and decided to get a good deal with Chromebooks. The idea was brought up by JIB's I.T., Donna Owens, and, with Dr. Perrigan's approval, the books were sent our way.
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Our librarian, Mrs. Poteet, said that the Chromebooks will be available on December 1st and are going to be available for use year round. There are 40 Chromebooks available that are going to be for the teachers to check out. Although the school now has access to these Chromebooks, they will not be replacing the school's other computers. Therefore, they are mainly just additions to our technology. Although the teachers and students will not be assigned personal Chromebooks, each student will be assigned their own personal emails to use specifically for these computers. Mrs. Poteet also said that there will be several programs available on the Chromebooks, such as the software that is Google's version of Microsoft Office
Mrs. Poteet is excited and thinks that these laptops are a great opportunity and a good resource for students to use. The Chromebooks will be available in the library and are accessible to anyone that would like to use them. Just ask Mrs. Poteet to use one, and you will have access to them as long as you may need, if they are available and not checked out.
Written by: Jailen Bailey
