When flipping the screen around, it's important to be careful with any wires and cables that may get pulled or twisted. With the hinges off, I could flip the screen around and lay it flat over the back of the device to make a tablet-like device. I started by opening the chromebook's back cover and removing the hinge so the screen would be separated from the keyboard / CPU section.

As this model chromebook does not have a lay flat hinge, I needed to do some modifications before moving forward. An alternative (and far simpler) route would have been to use a tablet, or an iPad, but I worked with what I could find. To create this kiosk, I am using an old Dell chromebook that has a touch screen.

Through this instructable, I will share the designs and steps I took to create this simple yet awesome resource for my classroom! This allowed students to sign out with their own devices if available, or use the kiosk station instead.Īfter success with the simple chromebook station, I decided I would make a more permanent solution by creating a kiosk station to mount the chromebook to the wall. As a test, I placed a chromebook in the front of my room and enabled SmartPass' 'kiosk' mode to see if it would aid in the autonomy of the class. This can place many challenges on our instruction, but it now also prevents them from being able to autonomously sign and out of class as well. One challenge I've run into is that my students often do not have their chromebooks with them, or their devices are not charged, or just not working. Staff can then monitor the halls, as well as call students or schedule passes through their own portal on their computers. Instead of paper passes, students can sign out to go to the restroom, or their locker, or water fountain via an app on their chromebooks.

My school recently began using SmartPass as a new system for monitoring our halls, and its pretty cool.

Control panel on chromebook