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CHROMEBOOK SOLUTIONS GUIDECDW�G and our partners bring you the technology to learn, collaborate and create anytime, anywhere with tools and services for easy deployment and management.

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2 EDUCATION MADE EASY WITH GOOGLE CHROMEBOOKS• Chromebook devices

3 BE CHROME-READY OUT OF THE BOX• Google Chromebook Management Console• CDW White Glove Configuration Service

4 GET INSIDE THE VAULT• Google Vault

5 ENHANCE YOUR GOOGLE APPS AND CHROMEBOOK CLASSROOMS• Hapara Teacher Dashboard• Hapara Remote Control

6 PROTECT YOUR CHROMEBOOK INVESTMENT• Security Carts• Carrying Cases

7 PREPARE AND DEVELOP YOUR STAFF FOR CHROMEBOOKS• Professional Development Services

8 BECOME AN EXPERT• eLearning Course• Google Summits

9 MANAGE YOUR MOBILE ENVIRONMENT SUCCESSFULLY • CDW Total Mobility Management • Mobile Solutions Offerings

10 PASS THE NETWORK TEST • CDW Networking Solutions • Network Optimization Benefits

SHIFTING LEARNING TO THE WEB

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WHAT’S THE PURPOSE OF THIS GUIDE?At CDW•G, we’re committed to getting you everything you need to make the right purchasing decisions — from technology and solutions to services and support.

Google Chromebooks are changing education and we want you to stay ahead of the learning curve by providing you with the latest information on the hottest technology. Our Chromebook Solutions Guide is designed to provide a look into exactly that. We hope you find this guide to be a useful resource.

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Take learning to the web. To order or view our full line of Google Chromebooks, contact your dedicated CDW•G account manager or visit CDWG.com/k12

Acer C720 ChromebookCDW 3174961

• 11.6" LED-backlit widescreen with webcam• Intel® Celeron® 2955U Dual-Core processor (1.4GHz)• System memory: 4GB • Flash memory: 16GB SSD• Battery life: up to 8.5 hours • Bluetooth® 4.0 • 100GB Google Drive Cloud Storage for two years

HP Chromebook 14CDW 3197508

• 14" LED-backlit widescreen with TrueVision HD webcam• Intel Celeron 2955U Dual-Core processor (1.4GHz)• System memory: 2GB• Flash memory: 16GB SSD• Battery life: up to 9 hours• Bluetooth 4.0 • 100GB Google Drive Cloud Storage for two years

Lenovo ThinkPad® X131e ChromebookCDW 2947389

• 11.6" LED-backlit widescreen with webcam• Intel® Celeron® CU1007U Dual-Core processor (1.5GHz)• System memory: 4GB• Flash memory: 16GB SSD• Battery life: up to 7.5 hours• Bluetooth 4.0• 100GB Google Drive Cloud Storage for two years

EDUCATION MADE EASY.. WITH GOOGLE CHROMEBOOKS..

Chromebooks are designed for students to create and learn in a mobile and interactive environment, with files and settings stored in the cloud so that they can be easily shared and accessed from any device. These fast, affordable and portable Chromebooks give students and teachers access to all the rich educational resources of the web. Plus, with Chromebooks, enjoy the fast boot-up time, built-in virus protection and a battery life that can last the whole school day.

Samsung® Series 3 Chromebook XE303CDW 2857041

• 11.6" LED-backlit widescreen with webcam• Samsung® Exynos™ 5 Dual-Core processor (1.7GHz)• System memory: 2GB• Flash memory: 16GB SSD• Battery life: up to 6.5 hours• 100GB Google Drive Cloud Storage for two years

3 BE CHROME-READY.. OUT OF THE BOX..

Get the most out of your Google Chromebooks. For school or districtwide deployment, CDW•G offers a central web-based Google Chromebook Management Console and White Glove Configuration Service to ensure that your Chromebooks are easy to set up, deploy and manage.

We’re here for you. To learn more about our services, contact your dedicated CDW•G account manager or visit CDWG.com/k12

Google Chromebook Management ConsoleCDW 2856676

• Configure and manage user access• Control network access• Create user groups• Customize user features• Preinstall and block applications• Provide layers of security• Track assets

CDW White Glove ServiceCDW 3254461

• Devices are preconfigured to be up and running out-of-the-box

• Get Chrome OS updates• Enroll Chromebooks to your school’s Google Apps domain• Validate device policies (including WiFi networks) fetched

to the device• Apply CDW standard asset tag upon request• Receive data capture of serial numbers and CDW standard

asset tag numbers to your school's extranet

4 GET INSIDE THE VAULT..Add archiving and eDiscovery to Google Apps for Education with access from wherever you are. Google Vault is an add-on that supplements Google Apps with tools for information governance and retention capabilities. And by ordering Vault through CDW•G, you will receive this premium service for a low yearly cost.

Open the Vault. To order Google Vault or for more information on this service, contact your dedicated CDW•G account manager or visit CDWG.com/k12

Features:AuditsRun reports on user activity and actions in the archive. Searches, message views, exports and more are shown.

eDiscoveryBe prepared for internal investigations, litigation and compliance audits with powerful search tools that help you find and retrieve relevant email and chat messages.

Email and chat archivingYour email and chat messages are archived and retained according to your policies, preventing inadvertent deletions.

Export Export specific email and chat messages to standard formats for additional processing and review.

Legal HoldPlace legal holds on users as needed. Email and chat messages won’t be removed after their retention period expires when they’re placed on hold.

Retention PoliciesDefine retention policies that are automatically applied to your email and chat messages based on rules you choose.

Benefits:• Archive and manage in place – A single archive for

email and chat messages where your school data is managed in-place. Governance policies are applied directly to the data store, eliminating the need to duplicate data in a separate archive which helps reduce the risks associated with data movement and spoliation.

• Designed for security – Secure and reliable with features like encrypted connections to Google’s servers, simultaneous replicated storage for your messages, built-in disaster recovery and sharing controls that let your students and educators collaborate securely on matters.

• Find relevant documents – eDiscovery tools allow authorized users to search through the archive for data that may be relevant to a specific subject matter.

• Information governance – Reduce risk and costs associated with litigation and compliance audits as well as disciplinary investigations. With our Education-only rates, you can add capabilities that help your school be prepared for these situations.

• Retain school documents – Email and chat retention policies allow schools to define standard retention policies for Gmail and chat messages.

5 ENHANCE YOUR GOOGLE.. APPS AND CHROMEBOOK.. CLASSROOMS..

As an official partner of Hapara, CDW•G now offers the full line of Hapara solutions to enhance your Google Apps for Education and Chromebook experience.

Get the most out of your Google Chromebook experience. To learn more about our services, contact your dedicated CDW•G account manager or visit CDWG.com/k12

Hapara Teacher DashboardOrganize your Google environment the way teachers do — around classes and students. Hapara Teacher Dashboard easily offers teachers the ability to view student efforts in Google Apps, enabling individual student activity feeds organized by class and shown in dashboards. This results in effortless, formative assessment and increased online student safety.

Features:• Ability to control student Chrome browsers• Centralized administration that saves teachers from IT

management and provided oversight to IT directors• Enhanced and ongoing formative assessment• Full access to all student work• Oversight of student communications• Real-time student activity feeds for each Google App

Hapara Remote Control (add-on to Teacher Dashboard)View and guide student activity in your class with remote, real-time classroom device management for Chromebooks.

Features:• Open and close URLs on student devices• Send priority messages to students• View student browser tabs and screens

6 PROTECT YOUR CHROMEBOOK.. INVESTMENT..

CDW•G provides a wide array of Google Chromebook accessories to help secure and optimize your devices.

Keep your Google Chromebooks safe. To learn more about available products, contact your dedicated CDW•G account manager or visit CDWG.com/k12

Datamation Systems DS-NSC-32 Chromebook Security CartStores, secures and recharges up to 32 Chromebooks

• Drill-resistant, pick proof two-point locking system

• Easy-to-move footprint• Innovative design allows teachers and

students to access cart from both sides• Lower compartment to store multibay

battery charger• Vented retractable security doors

Datamation Systems DS-NSC-30 Chromebook Security CartMaximum security cart that accommodates up to 30 Chromebooks

• Built-in recharging capability with externally mounted illuminated power switch

• Innovative and secure integrated three-point locking system

• Module shelves are individually removable• Two UL-listed surge-protected power

strips, internally grounded and polarized• Wire management ties provided for each

power supply cord

Spectrum Cloud 32 Chromebook CartDesigned specifically to keep your Chromebook investment safe and manageable

• Built-in cable holders• Designed to have a charging plug located

above each bay• Easy and safe device transporting• Innovative decks hold AC adapters

separately to eliminate excess heat• Shock-absorbing balloon wheels• Specifically sized bay area for

Chromebook handling

Chromebook Backpacks, Carrying Cases and SleevesEquip your school with light and durable cases with high-density foam cushioning to protect your Chromebooks while traveling between classes or in and out of buildings.

• Many case options available• Prevent drop damage• Store devices and accessories

Spectrum Cloud 32 Chromebook Cart shown

7 PREPARE AND DEVELOP.. YOUR STAFF FOR.. CHROMEBOOKS..

CDW•G and Educational Collaborators are here to help support the success of your Google Chromebook initiative with professional development services.

BENEFITS:

• Build internal capacity for ongoing development

• Provide administrators a framework to evaluate ongoing progress with the initiative

• Provide IT staff the guidance and experience to support the initiative

• Provide teachers training for practical use of the relevant tools

We’re here to support you. To learn more about our professional development services, contact your dedicated CDW•G account manager or visit CDWG.com/k12

ADMINISTRATORS

• Communications and Social Media Planning

• One-to-One Leadership Coaching

FACULTY AND CURRICULUM INTEGRATORS

• Chrome Apps

• Core Google Apps: Creating Collaborative Learning Environments

• Hapara Teacher Dashboard Implementation Consultation

• Haiku Faculty Introduction

I.T. SUPPORT STAFF

• Chromebook Platform Readiness and Deployment Consultation

• Help Desk and Workflow Planning Workshop

• Haiku Learning Optional Management System Integration

• Hapara Teacher Dashboard Implementation Consultation

• Site-Level Domain Administration Workshop

SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY

• Chromebook One-to-One Creating a Culture of Change

• Chromebook One-to-One Fit and Feasibility Assessment

• Chromebook One-to-One Tactical Preparation

We offer a wide range of programs that will help prepare and develop your staff’s professional learning needs.

8 BECOME AN EXPERT..

eLearning CourseLeveraging Rich Kiker, one of the most top-rated Google-certified apps trainers for education, Educational Collaborators will facilitate a 6-week online course and guide participants through various activities and classroom examples using media-rich content, web-based tutorials, and video learning libraries. The asynchronous online course can be taken as a standalone or as a complement to other professional development experiences and is best taken prior to or during the first year of a Chromebook implementation. The course will be hosted on the Educational Collaborators Moodle Course Management System.

Learning activities and outcomes include:• Autonomy to design relevant

materials

• Develop a culminating activity for reflection and summation

• Participation in Google Hangouts

• Portfolio of resources to include professional development plans

• Sharing resources using the Moodle LMS

• Time to develop up to five Google projects for immediate integration

• Audience: All K-20 educators, novice to advanced, will receive a differentiated experience on how to use these tools in an educational context.

• Cost: Check with your account manager. School volume discounts are available for 20 participants or more.

• Individual participant requirements: Chromebook or notebook with the Chrome browser and Internet access.

• Schedule: 6-week, asynchronous, facilitator-led course online.

Module Options and Sample Projects:• Blogger — Create an informational blog for teachers or a weekly parent update blog

• Chrome Web Store — Using Apps and Extensions in education

• Google+ — Build a complete Google Plus profile or join and/or create a Google+ Community

• Google Calendar — Build public or private calendars for parents, students and staff

• Google Docs and Drive — Consider building online rubrics, a gradebook or making a presentation

• Google Groups — Set up or join a Chromebook group or start a discussion group for students or staff

• Google Maps — Build a historic walking tour

• Google Sites — Consider building a classroom website, a student e-portfolio template or a homework center

Google SummitsHeld at various locations throughout the country each year, a Google Summit is an open 1-2 day event primarily focused on Google Apps for Education, Chromebooks, Google Earth, YouTube and many other educational solutions in the Google suite of tools. These events are organized by Educational Collaborators and most sessions are led by Google Certified Teachers and Trainers providing a rich learning and networking opportunity. Through its ongoing support of these events, CDW•G customers receive participation rates and preferred opportunities to host.

Become more knowledgeable and teach others. Contact your dedicated CDW•G account manager for dates and registration.

9 MANAGE YOUR MOBILE.. ENVIRONMENT SUCCESSFULLY..

CDW•G can help ensure Google Chromebooks deployed throughout your school run seamlessly and securely.

Discover the mobility solution that’s right for you. To learn more about Total Mobility Management, contact your dedicated CDW•G account manager or visit CDWG.com/mobility

CDW TOTAL MOBILITY MANAGEMENTOur Total Mobility Management is a comprehensive end-to-end solution that integrates, controls and simplifies all aspects of mobility management.

CDW•G has extensive experience in network planning and optimization. We can evaluate the impact mobile devices will have on your wireless and wired networks, and help you develop a network plan to ensure users have persistent, reliable and secure network access.

PLAN We can help you develop a plan — from policies and integrated security to application and network strategy.

ENABLE We offer a wide range of devices, and can help you easily procure and provision devices through our Mobility Management Portal.

PROTECT We offer security and software solutions, such as MDM and MAM, to protect and manage student-owned or school-provided mobile devices. Make expense management easy, across multiple carriers and all your users.

SUPPORT We offer the type of support that is expected by end users such as BYOD Help Desk and enhanced warranty services.

EMPOWER We can help take productivity to the next level with custom app development, a branded app store and app virtualization strategies.

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10 PASS THE NETWORK TEST..

Your wireless network is the heart of your school, pumping vital data between educators, students, classrooms and devices. But new technologies are beginning to take their toll. We have the people, the partners and the plan to help your network MAKE THE GRADE.

Optimize and secure your network to changing demands. To get started, contact your dedicated CDW•G account manager or visit CDWG.com/wirelessnetwork

CDW•G OFFERS A COMPLETE SOLUTIONLed by your dedicated CDW•G account manager, your account team works closely with you to meet all your wireless networking needs and add value to your technology investment.

We can help you design and install a wireless network upgrade that securely integrates mobility into every aspect of your lesson plan and keeps your school steps ahead of fast-expanding mobile demand. Our knowledgeable experts bring in-depth understanding of the latest advances in WLANs and can leverage our strategic technology partnerships to deliver the broadest choice of solutions. You can count on our objective guidance, responsive support and comprehensive services to optimize your technology investment so you can meet your IT goals and boost learning outcomes.

ASSESSMENT/PLANNING/DESIGN We offer comprehensive network infrastructure audits and security assessments to evaluate your current environment and provide the foundation for upgrading your wireless network; we can then recommend the right technology components to meet your expanding mobility requirements.

CONFIGURATION We can preconfigure your new technology components to your specific IT requirements and ensure they arrive readyto deploy.

INSTALLATION We work with our partners to ensure your components are rolled out as efficiently as possible and seamlessly integrated into your environment.

PRODUCT LIFECYCLE SUPPORT We provide extended upgrades, warranties and comprehensive service offerings to support your wireless network investment over the long term.

OPTIMIZING TODAY WILL KEEP INEFFICIENCIES AWAY.

INCREASED PERFORMANCEYour data will be moving at the speed you need.

TOUGHER SECURITYEasily monitor traffic and detect threats before there’s a problem.

STRONGER RESILIENCYThrough redundancy and flexibility, no single issue will bring down the network.

MORE EFFICIENT WORKERSWhen your network’s working and your applications are responsive, so is everyone else.

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