Chris Painter is my visitor for this episode of the podcast. Chris is the expertise director for Blackford County Faculties in Hartford Metropolis, Indiana which as a fleet of 1,800 units.
Throughout our dialog Chris shares his finest practices and suggestions for accumulating, inventorying, and repairing a Chromebook fleet and getting them prepared for the brand new college yr.
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Managing your Chromebook fleet
Blackford County Faculties closely makes use of Chromebooks for directions, so it’s important that the gadget fleet is operational with minimal downtime and repairs. Having a small tech crew was a problem that Chris needed to overcome.
“One of the crucial vital course of/process modifications now we have applied that has made the tech division far more environment friendly was appointing a Chromebook Supervisor in every constructing. Their solely roles are to consumption Chromebooks needing repairs, enter the help ticket, after which assign and gather loaner units. Tech division workers has a single level of contact in every constructing for pickup and drop-off. The system makes it very easy for the company enterprise workplace to collaborate and talk with the tech division. ”
Finish of yr Chromebook assortment suggestions
Throughout my dialog with Chris we mentioned a number of points of the end-of-year assortment course of:
- Easy and efficient methods for accumulating units, chargers, circumstances, and many others
- Inspecting units for harm and planning repairs
- Cleansing and “powerwashing” units
- Recovering “lacking” Chromebooks?
Chris outlined the method that he has used efficiently in his district to make sure that his total Chromebook fleet is reviewed, inventoried, and repairs previous to the beginning of the brand new college yr.
Associated episode: It’s time for a powerwash! 🚿
Stock administration
As your Chromebook fleets grows bigger, you will have to contemplate how you will stock and observe your gadget assignments, AUE dates, and repairs. The admin console has restricted capabilities for stock administration and spreadsheets can change into cumbersome and tough to handle.
Chris has had wonderful success utilizing VIZOR for Chromebooks as an asset administration resolution to trace and stock his gadget fleet. Previous to adopting VIZOR, Chris and his IT crew didn’t have a system for monitoring Chromebooks and chargers or a option to run a filtered question to determine which gadget was assigned to a scholar, what number of units had been out for restore, and many others.
With Vizor, Chris and his crew can see a “baseball card” of stats on every gadget. “It’s pretty easy to see who our frequent flyers are by way of needing repairs and in addition tracks the variety of tickets on a single gadget, making it a lot simpler to determine lemon units to return on guarantee.
Might you be productive this summer season
Good luck as you start accumulating and reviewing your units. Getting organized now will prevent a ton of time within the fall when college students return to your constructing.
