Chromebooks are significantly widespread within the schooling world, and Google has simply revealed a recent initiative which goals to get college students concerned in repairing the laptops over within the US.
The Chromebook Self-Restore Program for colleges encourages easy repairs to be made by college students, and Google supplies a bunch of assist when it comes to organising such an in-school scheme, as Ars Technica noticed.
That features guides to point out which Chromebooks have generally repaired parts – for instance, the keyboard or show – and directions on methods to safely exchange or restore these elements (and likewise what instruments are required).
Acer and Lenovo presently have 9 Chromebooks between them with producer restore guides like these, with the concept being to develop this content material going ahead.
In a PDF, Google additionally outlines the fundamentals of ‘finest apply’ for an in-school Chromebook restore service, advising {that a} devoted area ought to be arrange for college students to work on repairs, together with a entrance desk for purchasers to go to with their problematic {hardware}, restore benches, and storage amenities for the varied required parts and substitute elements.
Naturally, college students engaged in restore work should full the required coaching first, and extra data on ‘self-maintainer coaching’ might be obtained from concerned Chromebook makers (particularly Acer and Lenovo).
Evaluation: Pushing ahead with sustainability and IT abilities
This scheme is sweet information from a sustainability standpoint – the extra Chromebooks that may be bought again into motion, somewhat than thrown out, the higher, after all – though as you may think, the scope of the restore work is restricted. College students received’t be getting soldering irons out or something like that, merely taking issues aside and utilizing a screwdriver.
Nonetheless, that is undeniably useful in growing some helpful and sensible IT abilities, and to raised perceive how laptops tick. As James Vick of Acer (VP, Buyer Service within the US) places it: “On campus restore applications allow college students to assist their very own faculty by conducting protected and speedy repairs of Chromebooks, whereas additionally educating them a precious transferable ability that may assist them pursue a profession within the IT subject.”
- These are the very best laptops on the market
