[MACEP] Google Apps for Education not installing apps to Chromebooks

[Scott Thomson]

Hi Mary,
The best way to push Apps is through User Settings rather than Device
Settings:

Device management > Chrome Management > User Settings
>From here you can then push apps to users based on their OU.

-Scott

On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 11:01 AM, <mhochberg at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi, Ben!
>
> I think there is a bit of confusion. The Google Services (for us that is
> Docs, Calendar, and Sites) are fine. It is the Chrome apps such Khan
> Academy, Magisto, Typing Club, etc. that don't show up. We've been
> following the directions here:
> https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/1375678
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Ben Mabbott" <mabbottb at nclack.k12.or.us>
> *To: *macep at macep.net
> *Sent: *Wednesday, April 8, 2015 4:41:39 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [MACEP] Google Apps for Education not installing apps
> to        Chromebooks
>
> Hi Mary,
>
> Forgive me if you are already aware of all this, but apps don't really
> 'install' to a Chromebook. Instead, they will be assigned to a group of
> users based on the Organizations in your Google Apps domain. So, if you
> have an Organization named 'Students', and you assign an App to be
> installed for that group, any user account in that group will have that App
> in their apps menu from then on, regardless of the Chromebook they're
> signing in to. However, there is no assignment of the app to the device
> itself, so you will not see the app 'installed' unless you are signing in
> with an account that's in your domain and is a member of the Organization
> you assigned the app to.
>
> You'll find that most Chrome management settings are based entirely on the
> user that is signing in, rather than being tied to any particular device.
> That can be helpful, as it makes the devices themselves just a commodity.
> If one needs to be replaced, it's simple since there was not much tied to
> the device itself. Classes can use any cart in the building and have the
> same environment, etc. However, it can be a bit tricky to plan for since
> it's such a shift from how management of devices has worked in the past.
>
> --
> ___
> Ben Mabbott
> North Clackamas School District
> mabbottb at nclack.k12.or.us
> (503) 353-3294
>
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 4:22 PM, <mhochberg at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> We have a Chromebook pilot running and have not been able to get apps to
>> install on them. The apps show as in installed in Device
>> Management/Chrome/Chrome App Management. The settings for each app are
>> "Allow Installation," "Force Installation" and "Pin to taskbar"
>>
>> Any advice or insight would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> ---Mary Hochberg
>>
>> "A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of
>> doubtful sanity."  ---Robert Frost, poet (1874-1963)
>>
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Scott Thomson   |   IT Manager
*The French American International School*
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