HOW TO: Add Apps/Users to ChromeTabs
This article will overview ChromeTabs and discuss how to perform some basic ChromeTab functions.
KB Overview:
How to find classroom apps, add users, remove users, and use guest sessions.
How to find classroom apps:
- If the app(s) is/are on the play store, you can send the name(s) to us in a ticket and we can push it onto your classroom tablets.
- Else if the app is not on the play store, include the site in a ticket, and the ROCKITS will add a quick link to the startup screen.
- The ROCKITS can bookmark it to the startup page for easy access.
How to add a user to a Chrome Tablet:
- Turn on the tablet.
- On the bottom left click on "Add person".
- Find the student who will be assigned to that tablet.
- Enter their First+lastname@catalystschools.org and their pw is their CPS ID.
- Next you should be prompted for a PIN. Please enter 123456. (This is the pw students will use to login)
- If it asks you if you'd like to stay signed into this account. Click "Yes".
How to remove a user from a Chrome Tablet:
- Turn on the tablet.
- Click on user you'd like to remove.
- You should see a little down arrow, click that.
- You should see an option "remove this user" in red. Click this.
- User should be removed after choosing this option.
Guest Sessions:
- To enter simply click on the screen arrow
- All apps are web based
- To add a web-based app to you Chrometab, include the site in a ticket and the ROCKITS will add it the startup screen.
- Users log into a web-based app each time they login.
- Once you exit the session, all app data is cleared.