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?

  • @[email protected]
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    261 year ago

    Ik it’s not what you asked, but keep your personal and work related digital lives as isolated as possible. Could be a learning opportunity in terms of digital privacy, if that’s your thing. If you really want to though, you can email the school IT director and ask if they allow BYOD. They likely will say no, but it’s worth a shot.

    • @AA5BOP
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      41 year ago

      Yeah I’ve told my teen that repeatedly, as well as how stupid it would be to mix those, given the number of options he has.