{"id":7946,"date":"2017-01-31T09:56:55","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T17:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=7946"},"modified":"2023-08-06T22:39:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T05:39:57","slug":"chrome-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/chrome-updated\/","title":{"rendered":"Tynker Teacher Tip: Is Chrome Updated? Here&#8217;s How to Check!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tynker Teacher Tips: Update Chrome to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure Peak Performance<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Some of the most complex of problems can be solved with a simple browser update. As a Google Apps for Education admin, I&#8217;ve had to deal with Chromebooks that weren&#8217;t working properly, certain web pages that just wouldn&#8217;t load, and Chrome shutting down for no reason. Most of the time, these issues went&nbsp;away with a simple Chrome update. When you use a web app like Tynker, the same can be true.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Chrome gets updated a lot, and although it says it&#8217;s &#8220;updated in the background,&#8221; that won&#8217;t often get&nbsp;updated if the user doesn&#8217;t log out and log back in. So, here&#8217;s a handy-dandy tip for you and your students to ensure that Chrome &#8211; and Tynker &#8211; are working at peak performance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mUYG5D3DMUk\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoying Tynker? Connect with other Tynker teachers on the <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tynker Community Forum.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"https:\/\/forum.tynker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"text\">Go to the Forum!<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tynker Teacher Tips: Update Chrome to Ensure Peak Performance Some of the most complex of problems can be solved with a simple browser update. As a Google Apps for Education admin, I&#8217;ve had to deal with Chromebooks that weren&#8217;t working properly, certain web pages that just wouldn&#8217;t load, and Chrome shutting down for no reason. 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