Printing Landscape from Chromebooks

There is a known issue printing in landscape mode from Chromebooks.  After going through many forums we decided a workaround was needed for our staff & students.  We enabled the eprint on our printers, if it was available.  To do this go into your printer configuration settings and enabled the HP web services and ePrint.  We gave our printers a friendly name our students could remember.  (see Screenshot below)

Step 1:  Open a document/spreadsheet/presentation.

Step 2:  If you have the orientation set to Landscape, click the File menu

Step 3:  Instead of selecting print….. Select “Email as attachment….”   

Step 4:  In the TO: box type the print eprint address you wish to print to.   

For example at BHS we set up some hp eprint email address for our printers. We used the room# in the address where the printer is located to make it easier to remember for staff/students. 

B222 Tech Office        type in:      bhsb222@hpeprint.com

Chrome OS Recovery Steps

Create Chrome OS Recovery USB (for specified model):

1. First you must download the App for Chrome Recovery
2. Launch the Recovery App
3. Put the USB in the usb2.0 port
4. Follow on screen instructions & select the exact model number
5. The Chrome Recovery will be created on the USB

Recover Chrome OS on Chromebook from USB:

1. Put USB that has Chrome OS recovery on it
2. Start the computer holding down the ESC key + Refresh (F3) and power button
3. The Chromebook with boot in developer mode, the integrity of the media will be checked and OS will be reinstalled
4. Once recovery is complete you can remove the USB drive
5. The chromebook will automatically restart
6. If you are managing the chromebook under an educational environment, the enterrprise management will still remain on the device.

Blogger: Center Header

I was getting annoyed this evening trying to center my Blogger customized header that I created in Google Draw.  So I decided that once I got it centered I would share with others.  Here are the simple steps to center a header in blogger.

• Step 1: Open your blog’s dashboard
• Step 2: Click Layout in the page’s sidebar then click the Template Designer

• Step 3: Click Advanced in the designer’s first column, then click Add CSS
• Step 4: Paste the following code into the “Add Custom CSS” box: #header-inner img { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
• Step 5: Click Apply to Blog

Blogger: How to Center the Header

2015-2016 School Year Underway

It has been a very long time since I posted here.  Too much to do, so little time.

It was an extremely busy and tiring summer preparing for our first 1:1 Chromebook deployment for freshman and sophomores.  The preparation of each Chromebook along with the re-imaging of existing equipment in six school buildings proved to be a very arduous task.

           

All our hard work and planning has paid off thus far.  Our wireless infrastructure and planned rollout have gone better than anticipated.  Teachers are embracing the use of Chromebooks in their day-to-day lessons and planning.  Many have come to us to say it has changed the way they teach, allowing them to do more interactive assessments along the way.  HOW COOL IS THAT!?