Technology Tips and Tricks

I have a problem…..

Oh man, my pages are loading slowly...I keep freezing...I am cutting in and out! It must be my Chromebook. I am going to contact school and get a new one.

I have some solutions….

You don’t need to go to school.  It is NOT the device.

Rather it could be one poor connection, multiple users, poor signal, outdated modem and/or router

1. Close ALL browsers, webpages, apps, etc. except the google meet class you are trying to join.
2. Powercycle (turn power off for tec seconds) your modem and     router, sometimes just need to reboot
3. Router Placement should be high up and have no obstructions between it and you
4. “Jumpstart your WIFI”- Run a speedtest, go to google.com then type in google speed test, click search, then click Run Speed test.  It will first tell you your download speed and then upload speed. Do it a second time if you would like and see if it increases.  Sometimes WiFi just needs a jumpstart like a car battery.
5. Switch your video resolution - In google meets switch your video resolution from HD to SD, this takes less bandwidth
6. Check your Modem and Router - Make sure they are still up to date and compatible with high speed internet. You may need to replace them.
7. Hot Spot with your Phone - as a last resort, depend on your cell phone provider and data plan by using your cell phone as a Hot Spot to provide WiFI to your computer.
8. Remove all Meet-based extensions (chrome://extensions), especially any Grid View extensions, Meet Attendance. Nod is one exception that we have not seen major problems with yet.  
9. Remove all unnecessary extensions (chrome://extensions)
10. Closing out all Chrome tabs that are unnecessary to help free up system memory.
11. When joining a Meet, close out any other unnecessary programs, apps, and tabs that may be consuming CPU resources.
12. Limit how many concurrent tiles are being used in Meet.