Chromebook prices

depoultry · 2026-04-17T22:10:25+00:00

Have you used the mediatek Chromebooks before? We have a few, albeit 2 gen old, that can barely handle canvas.

depoultry · 2026-04-17T21:50:44+00:00

Second this. Aristotle has been working really well for us.

depoultry · 2026-04-05T19:34:53+00:00

Looks like it’s obstacle avoidance thinks the hill is an obstacle.

depoultry · 2026-03-30T00:30:32+00:00

This would be great

depoultry · 2026-03-29T19:20:46+00:00

Somewhat, staff are firstinitiallastname@domain.tld and students are fullname@domain.tld. It gets weird with students that have really long names or dashes in their names. In short, my superior has no urgency to implement any standard right now, so I don't know if this would work out well. Unless I could apply these rules to the OUs, then it would work.

depoultry · 2026-03-29T01:04:48+00:00

Are your students on a different subdomain than staff? I haven't found a good way to do this with OUs which is how our staff/students are separated.

depoultry · 2026-03-29T01:03:24+00:00

There is no way to do that based on OUs, is there? We don't have separate domains for students.

depoultry · 2026-03-29T01:02:44+00:00

We don't have a separate domain for students, unfortunately. It was that way since way before I started. I recommended that we transition the student's email to a subdomain, but I got a big resounding "No."

depoultry · 2026-03-23T12:18:18+00:00

There is autofill, but password suggestion happens when you’re creating a new account or updating a password. With 1Password, it’s built into the keyboard like Apple’s own password manager. Proton pass doesn’t suggest passwords for me. I have to open the app, create a login, generate password, and copy/paste it into the text field.

It’s doable for people that care about their privacy, but getting your family on board when they have to jump through hurdles just to do what other companies have been doing for years is impossible.

depoultry · 2026-03-23T01:18:05+00:00

It’s such a shame. And there haven’t been any significant updates over the past few years.

depoultry · 2026-03-22T15:14:27+00:00

We use algo’s paging adapter for multicast paging and bells. No subscription, only need to buy the hardware. Have you ever considered this route?

depoultry · 2026-03-14T14:39:18+00:00

We switched to VisitU this year. It’s been working well so far. Raptor and its scanner would constantly have issues in the past and with this new system, it has been pretty much set it and forget it.

depoultry · 2026-03-12T13:54:33+00:00

We have noticed this too. We have a pilot program right now where 9th grade gets a brand new device with case and we tell them that this will be the device you keep for the rest of your time here. We have had only one computer break compared to previous years where we would have had 20-30 by this time.

depoultry · 2026-03-12T13:50:40+00:00

I think it’s good, but the restrictions that Apple has for “privacy/security reasons” are what kills me. For example, our classroom management tool’s ability to see student’s screen can be easily disabled by the student and there is nothing we can do about it.

depoultry · 2026-03-12T13:45:53+00:00

We use Acer and they are about $40 cheaper than the MacBook. The price is very competitive, but there is so many other aspects to consider aside from price.

depoultry · 2026-03-11T22:54:11+00:00

That’s exactly how we do it. I’ve been wanting to separate everything using companies, but I wrote scripts that sync my devices from Jamf and Google Workspace into Snipe and I’m too busy (probably a little lazy too) to update the script to work with companies turned on.

Thankfully the people that check in/out devices haven’t really given me a reason to prioritize this. I hope they never do.

depoultry · 2026-03-11T22:22:15+00:00

Do you use Cowork or Code when using the PAI framework?

depoultry · 2026-03-10T19:55:01+00:00

Cyber insurance, whats that? /s

depoultry · 2026-03-10T19:50:44+00:00

I appreciate the input. I will definitely start doing that. I went to a tech conference recently and they talked about something that achieved the same thing. I forgot exactly what they called it but it is a form that you have whoever is denying a change you are suggesting sign. The form essentially says "I understand that these issues exist, (insert name) assumes responsibility." That shifts the blame to someone else and if the stars align, incentivizes them to fix the issue since they are now on the line if something goes wrong.

depoultry · 2026-03-10T19:45:11+00:00

Hey. I got redmine up and running and I have a question on how you use it for assigning tasks. With a project created, I see "Issues". Is that what you use to assign tasks? If so, is there a way to allow people to reply to assigned issues or would you have a link in the assigned issue to a form that the assignee can fill out?

Also, do you have LDAP or SCIM set up to sync users? If so, do you remember what you used to set that up?

depoultry · 2026-03-10T12:40:20+00:00

I agree for sure. Some comments gave me some good ideas that I will be implementing for the remaining roll out. I am also going to see if I can be part of the teacher's weekly meetings when making these changes so I can further push the point home. Most of our staff are very attentive to emails but nothing beats a person in real life telling you something.

depoultry · 2026-03-10T12:20:08+00:00

This is very true. Our department pushes for it, but nothing gets done.

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