How does school management work on a personal Chromebook? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by AA5B@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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So I have the opposite problem with a Chromebook from everyone else online, and haven’t been able to find any info ….

How would school management work on a personal Chromebook?

My teen is starting at a new school and they provide a free Chromebook, managed by the school. They do warn that it’s restricted and logged so he should keep personal use on a personal device.

That’s fine but he got his free Chromebook today and is seriously disappointed. The “new” school one is crap compared to his 4 or 5 year old personal Chromebook that I had to buy for his previous school. He wants to use his old one.

However what does that mean for school management? Can he even use his school account or only if he enrolls his personal device? Is management tied to the device or account? Since it’s his personal device, can he just create multiple logins and switch between them, or will the school see all and restrict all?

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[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Chromebooks don’t keep any data or programs local, so mostly not a data problem. Chromebooks are inexpensive, certainly compared to MacBooks, and the “good” one is old. Also, unlike MacBooks, they’re really not in demand for personal use. If someone wants to steal a 5 year old MacBook they have no personal use for and that has no value to me, they’re an idiot. Since there would still be the free one, I wouldn’t replace it, soo lose nothing. The kid is stuck until he graduates.

I’m more concerned about privacy from the school, and accidentally violating school policy on a personal account

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