Protecting Your Investment: 3 Categories of Chromebook Protection

Thursday, February 23, 2017 by Cyber Acoustics

To prepare for the 2017-2018 school year, many of you will be investing in Chromebooks for your students. The hours spent researching the best educational tools is critical to your purchase decision, and another important aspect is protecting the investments of time, energy, and of course, money.

Protecting your Chromebook inventory is essential so that no student is left in the dark. When it comes to taking care of these powerful and versatile devices, there are a lot of things that can potentially go wrong. Securing the long-term value of a Chromebook is a simple matter of covering three areas:

  1. Taking care of it (regular maintenance).

  2. Safeguarding user identities.

  3. Protecting against physical damage.

 How do you do these things? One at a time!

Regular Maintenance

Equipment requires upkeep: Knives need sharpening, hinges need oiling, and printers need ink. Not everyone may be familiar with intricacies of knife sharpening, but most people are familiar with Chromebooks or some comparable form of tech. Even though many people own multiple devices, they’re unaware of the regular maintenance needs these tools come with.

Device memory, cleanliness, and virus protection are some of the primary and more obvious worries when it comes to items that need regular checking up on. But, it’s worth noting that Chromebooks in particular are highly adaptable, customizable utilities, and as such, there are a range of ways to flex the settings, protocols, and extensions you use to maximize fulfilling your needs from these machines. You can even extend the battery life, if so desired.


Identity Protection

Any time students are going to be using the internet, it's critical to maintain safe identity protection practices. Fortunately, tech companies like Google and Apple know that consumers and users of their tech want to feel secure in their online transactions and encounters with others. Chromebooks are, by nature, safe from certain types of security attacks since you don’t technically install anything on them, but there are other risks to consider.

Information is the first wave of protection against malicious and opportunistic potential threats to identity security online. New information is constantly being shared about tips for making your device more secure, so whatever devices you and your students are using, it's helpful do some homework.

 
Physical Protection

Depending on how old your students are, you may have learned a thing or two about the damage they can do. Dropping, spilling, crushing, and more all present potentially catastrophic threats to the lifespan of a laptop or tablet. And each of these potential threats is a very real possibility when expensive tech is in the hands of active young students.

Aside from treating every broken screen as an educational opportunity on responsibility, one thing your school and district can do is to be proactive. If you’ve got a designated number of devices available, you can’t afford to lose a single one! We’ve got you covered with cases specifically designed for K-12 students, cases that are compatible with most Chromebooks and other laptop devices, and cases that can be used as always-on protective layers and armored sleeves to easily slip inside of a bag. Year after year, schools continue to choose Cyber Acoustics cases that fit Chrombooks, Ultrabooks, Macbooks, tablets and more. They not only protect a classroom's investment, but many have unique features for portability. See our entire catalog to find out how you can protect those vital investments.