Alternative To Chromebooks In School

What’s the Alternative to Chromebooks in School?

If you hear about students utilizing a computer in the classrooms these days, the device most often referred to is a Chromebook. However, there are some strong limitations to
Chromebooks that leave teachers and students alike wishing for other options. Read on to learn about the cons of Chromebooks in the classroom and how we’ve partnered up with HP for a solid alternative.

Online and Offline Work

With a Chromebook, you’re limited to only being able to access and work on documents when you’re connected to the internet as all documents are only stored in Google Drive. Yes, one could invest in a wireless hotspot, but without that, it’s much easier for students to be able to work when and where they want, regardless of an available internet connection. A better alternative is a notebook that can save documents or projects directly to the device.

Standard Tools

Google Docs certainly has its upsides, but it’s a lot easier to work on a Word document (especially one that contains images) or an Excel document on a device that has Microsoft Office installed. Manipulating the text in a Word doc with images via Google docs can be a disaster with documents suddenly becoming pages longer in Google docs or images winding up halfway off the page.

Printing

Because third-party software can’t be installed on a Chromebook, printing needs to be done through a printer that’s been set up through the Google Cloud Print system. If a school uses Chromebooks exclusively, the printers should have been set up for Cloud Print, but most home printers aren’t set up for the system, making it difficult for students to print from home.

What’s the Alternative?

Consider the HP ProBook x360 Notebook Educational Edition, powered by Intel® Core® processors, which offers the following benefits over a Chromebook:

·         4-8 GB of memory

·         Comes complete with Windows 10 Pro 64, which includes Microsoft Office

·         HP School Pack 2.5—a suite of educational software and system tools

·         Dual camera system

Contact Sehi Computer Products, Inc. today to learn why the HP ProBook x360 Notebook Educational Edition should be your alternative to Chromebooks in the classroom.

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