Learn & explore on a personal Chromebook

To help your child learn at home if school’s closed or they have homework, you can set up a personal Chromebook with either a school account or a parent-supervised account.

Set up & connect your family’s Chromebook

1. Set up your Chromebook

   • Turn on your device and follow the onscreen instructions to set up your Chromebook. To choose the account you want to set up, check “Log in to a specific account."
   • Learn how to transfer files and bookmarks from an old computer if you need to switch to a Chromebook.

2. Connect to Wi-Fi

   • Connect your Chromebook to the Internet with a compatible Wi-Fi network.

3. Connect to Bluetooth devices

   • You can connect most Chromebooks to accessories like mice, speakers, and headphones. Check if your Chromebook works with Bluetooth.

Log in to a specific account

1. Sign in with a school-issued Google Account

   • To do school work, your child should be signed in to a school-issued Google Account.
   • To get your child’s school account info, you can ask your child’s school or teacher.
   • When your child is on a school account, only the school can monitor your child’s activity.
     
      Tip: If you’ve signed in to your child’s Chromebook with a personal Google Account, sign out. Then, select Add person and add your child’s school Google Account.

2. Sign in with a parent-supervised Google Account

   • To learn outside of school, your child may have a parent-supervised account through Family Link.
   • To have a parent-supervised account, your child should be under 13 (or the applicable age in your country).
   • If your child doesn’t have a supervised account, you can create an account and manage it with Family Link.

3. Add users to your Chromebook

   • You can let other people sign in to your Chromebook with their own Google Account when you add a person’s account.

Supervise your child’s account

1. Use personal Chromebooks with a school-issued Google Account

   • If your child is on a school Google Account, your child’s school can set policies to restrict some apps and websites.

2. Use personal Chromebooks with a parent-supervised Google account

   • To apply controls to your child’s Chromebook, you can add supervision to an account through Family Link.
   • You can approve which apps your child can download, manage the websites they can access, adjust device settings, set screen time limits, or add a secondary account.
   • To learn more about supervising your child’s device and Google Account, check how to manage your child’s experience on a Chromebook.

3. Monitor content for a parent-supervised Google Account

   • If your child has a supervised account, you can set controls to allow or block certain websites in Chrome browser.

Explore your family’s Chromebook

1. Customize accessibility features

   • You can turn on screen readers, automatic clicks, sticky keys and other accessibility features that work for your needs.

2. Install Android apps

   • If your Chromebook supports Android apps in the Google Play Store, you can manage your child’s Google Play apps.

3. Create designs with Canvas

   • You can create and share your own drawings with Canvas.

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