14 October 2014

Get off the Treadmill with Google Chromebooks





This article which is a part of the series on Google for Education, lays out bare bones of Google Chromebooks and how an institution might get benefited by applying ‘Chrome Culture’ in the Institution.

We are now going to do something that we’ve wanted to do for a long, long time. We are going to give you small doses of truth, so that you’ll get a huge chunk of truth at the end. We are going to strip off all the fluff, all the candied little phrases that have been tossed in the air for a long time. So, read with your peak concentration. But before we let go of the big guns, let us learn a few basic advantages of Chromebooks.
Technology is deeply rooted in our everyday lives, and Google developers have recognized its ability to influence the ‘real world’. This is where the concept of ‘Chromebooks’ comes into the grid view. Chromebooks are the books of new generation which are basically a new type of computer designed to help users to get things done faster and easier. They are attractive, cheap and beefy for enormous tasks and use Chrome OS with integrated media player .You’re provided with your favorite apps.

Chromebooks can make a huge contribution to studies and technology alike facilitating technical data management. Today's era needs a speed up and efficient working. Nothing complicated to learn and sharing made easier. There are some valid reasons to choose a Chromebook over a Windows machine, unlike Windows, it works on Cloud based ecosystem or other way round a user friendly intuitive interface. Its other benefits include lack of upgrade headaches, and worrying about malwares. As Chromebooks have limited offline capability, there’s a growing number of apps that work without a WiFi connection. It is over benefited with a multilayered architecture security system, which eliminates the need for antivirus software. With a brilliant 21.5” screen for easy viewing, we can comfortably watch our favorite YouTube videos, video chat with our entire family, or work on documents on a big screen.

IT boots in seconds. Deploying Chromebooks has saved schools, at an average, over $5,200 per device over three years. Chromebooks have allowed students to do real time collaboration and share their work with the world on the web in an easier, faster and more secure way. Chrome devices are instantly personalized by each student or teacher, and are easy to manage, making them an ideal solution for bringing the power of the web to your classrooms. Here’s how Chrome devices are helping K-12 schools of all sizes make world class grades.

As we already know large enterprises and government IT departments have long utilized costly proprietary systems as their core IT systems. Without taking an inventory of and developing a plan for their existing IT infrastructure & applications. Same  is the case with youth education for under graduation and graduation courses. They have put themselves at a disadvantage of not being able to fully realize the financial and technical benefits and applying ‘Chrome Culture’ in their respective organizations.

This approach of technological advancement allows organizations to evolve and pursue standardization at their own pace. It offers an alternative to replace all their applications and infrastructure and start anew - tempting approach to simplification. In which entire database is collected at a single place and the students as well rejoice in their studies staying connected to technology and fun. So coming back to those tossed up questions which are still hanging around in the air.

Why not bring power to the students today?

Why not explore the student creativity?

Have a straight look at yourself and ask this question again and again. Ask the question till it resonates in your mind. I’m pretty sure you’ll receive the answer. This answer is nothing but that ‘bigger chunk of truth’ which we earlier had mentioned. Indeed it’s a ‘Technology call’. So, let’s evaluate our decision making and make appropriate amendments in Technological advancement. And further adopt the concept of Google Chromebooks as an initiative to ‘Revolution of Technology’. See how far we’ve come and how far we can go…..OFF THE TREADMILL!














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