- Asking students not to leave your room until they close their Chromebooks.
- Stopping students in the hall to ask them to close their Chromebooks if they are open or to tell them to use two hands to carry their Chromebook.
- Asking students to pick up their Chromebooks when they are on the floor.
- Having students return to their desks to move their Chromebooks away from the edge.
- Reminding students to use care when packing their backpacks if you see them just cramming things in hurriedly.
- Having students work on another activity while their Chromebook charges if they forgot to charge it at home.
- Having students do their work on a desktop computer or using good ol' pencil and paper if their Chromebook is at home or needs to be charged.
- Having to pay for repairs to damaged Chromebooks (well, the parents will get a notice -- the kids don't pay directly!).
- Contacting parents personally to talk with them about when Chromebooks are mishandled, forgotten, or uncharged on a regular basis.
Kids may not like having to stop and close their Chromebooks, return to their desk to move their Chromebook to safety, or have their parents called, but none of these things are out of line for teachers to do to help kids be responsible with what has become a really valuable learning tool.
To help with this even more, I'm going to share with you a quick slide deck I literally threw together that you can review with your kids about how to show the Chromebooks a little love. Plus if you have any tips for how you manage Chromebook care in your classroom, drop them in the comments and I'll bring you a really fun Google sticker!