PPS Instructional Technology

The Problem: You or your students have a keyboard showing up on your screen, even though you are not using a touchscreen and have no desire to use your mouse to type. What’s Happening? Chrome OS has numerous accessibility features built into the operating system.  One of those features is an on-screen keyboard. You will see a hand next to the time in the lower right corner if accessibility features - like ChromeVox, on-screen keyboard, high contrast mode, or screen magnifier - are turned on.  If the on-screen keyboard is also enabled, they you will see an icon of a keyboard there as well. How do I fix it? To turn off the on-screen keyboard, click on the area in the bottom right corner where the clock is located.  Select Settings.  Scroll down to the bottom and select “Show advanced settings…”. Scroll down until you see the “Accessibility” section. Uncheck “Enable On-screen keyboard” Close the Settings window. You can also turn it off by clicking on ...

A PRINTABLE VERSION CAN BE FOUND HERE. The Problem: You or your students go to use the chromebook and it is reading everything on the screen to you in it’s fabulous computer voice. What’s Happening? Chrome OS has numerous accessibility features built into the operating system.  One of those features is called ChromeVox which allows everything on the screen to be read aloud for those with vision impairments.  This feature can be turned on/off in the Advanced Settings -> Accessibility area of the Chromebook. You will see a hand next to the time in the lower right corner if accessibility features - like ChromeVox, on-screen keyboard, high contrast mode, or screen magnifier - are turned on. How do I fix it? To turn off ChromeVox, click on the area in the bottom right corner where the clock is located.  Select "Settings" Scroll down to the bottom and select “Show advanced settings…”. Scroll down until you see the “Accessibility” section. Uncheck “Enable ...