It's really important that we keep Chromebooks up to date. Students who are not appearing in Hapara or cannot access other local resources may need to apply updates.
How will I know if an update is needed?
Google pushes out updates about every 6 weeks, and generally they tend to download in the background when ids are connected to our network. When you see a small white upward-pointing arrow near the time display (usually in the lower-right corner of the screen), simply click it. Find and click the words "Restart To Apply Updates." In less than 30 seconds, the device will restart and kids will be back to work.
This short video describes this simple process:
This short video describes this simple process:
Can I Force An Update?
Yep! Here's how:
- Have the student sign into the device
- Click the time display, usually in the lower right corner of the screen
- Click Settings
- Click About Chrome OS
- Click Check for and Apply Updates
- The device will find the latest version of Chrome OS & compare that with the device. If updates are needed it will begin to download. If not, it will tell you that the device is up to date.
- If updates are needed wait for the download to complete & click the button that will Restart to Apply Updates