A broadening trend in K-12 education is the use of Chromebooks, driven by digitization of educational tools and materials. The heart of Chromebooks, Google’s Chrome OS, is a free operating system, which is maintained and updated by Google over the cloud and helps lower acquisition costs for school districts. According to Google, Chromebooks give “students, teachers, and administrators a simple solution for fast, intuitive, and easy-to-manage computing. Chromebooks provide access to the web’s education and collaboration resources.”
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Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Research
- Background
- Usage
- Pain Points
- Why Chromebooks for Education?
- The Chrome OS Hardware Ecosystem
- Testing Methodology
- Testing Results
- Page Load Test
- Chrome Connectivity Diagnostics
- Battery Life on Video Playback
- 3D Graphics
- WebGL Samples
- Biodigital Human
- Project Metis Solar System
- Video Performance
- VoiceNote II
- Google Docs Suite
- Office Online
- System Average Power Consumption
- Charge Time
- Interpretation
- Conclusion
- Recommendation
- Glossary
- Table 1: Chromebook Specifications
- Figure 1A: Biodigital Human Rendering on ARM-Based Chromebook at Maximum 1280×800 Resolution
- Figure 1B: Biodigital Human 3D Rendering on x86-based Chromebook at Maximum 1366×768 Resolution
- Figure 2A: Project Metis Solar System 3D Rendering on ARM-based Chromebook at Maximum 1280×800 Resolution
- Figure2B: Project Metis Solar System 3D Rendering on x86-based Chromebook at Maximum 1366×768 Resolution
Companies Cited
- ARM
- ASUS
- Dell
- Intel
- Khan Academy
- Microsoft
- Rockchip