0As we head into another period of homeschooling during the third UK-wide lockdown, if you live in households where laptops or tablets are in high demand due to siblings and work commitments you might be wondering how else they can log onto educational services at home.
The Xbox or PlayStation could be the answer you are looking for..
Over the last few days there have been a number of useful posts and links on the internet which explain the simple process of logging into your children’s Google Classrooms using gameing consoles. Although these devices will not provide all the functionality of a laptop or PC they do work and will allow them to engage in the curriculum.
As a parent, I have tried this out myself this evening on an Xbox and was pleasantly surprised with the results. Both Xbox and PlayStation have integrated on-screen keyboards already so will work without a usb plug in version BUT if the children are typing etc.. a manual keyboard would be worth using.
All they need to do is login to their Google accounts using their name123@c2ken school accounts. Here is a YouTube video which explains how it works or alternatively just Google.. ‘how to access google classroom with an Xbox or PlayStation’ and there are plenty of articles available which give step by step instructions.
