--- title: "First Steps in Computing: Exploring Our New Chromebooks!" url: "https://st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-18-15-02-first-steps-in-computing-exploring-our-new-chromebooks" school: "St. Andrew's CE Primary School" --- # First Steps in Computing: Exploring Our New Chromebooks! ![Image of First Steps in Computing: Exploring Our New Chromebooks!](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/images/blog/EDF3DAF6-286D-46CA-9F0C-20074924F412.jpeg) 18 September 2026 [Emily Leigh](https://st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/author/eleigh) [Class One](https://st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-one) Excitement was in the air this week as Maple Class got to use our brand-new chromebooks for the very first time! **What We Learned:** 1. **Logging On:** Every child practised finding and typing their own unique username and password. This is a huge milestone for building independent digital skills! 2. **Mousepad Control:** Using an app called Sketchpad, the children used their fingers on the mousepad to make marks, draw lines, and experiment with different colours. 3. **Writing Names:** Some brave digital artists even attempted to write their names using the mousepad! **The Big Challenge:** Drawing with a finger on a mousepad is much trickier than using a pencil! The children found it a real test of coordination to control where the lines went, but they showed brilliant resilience and patience as they practised. **Try It at Home** - If you have a laptop or tablet at home, let your child practise using a mousepad or keyboard to find letters in their name! [Computing](https://st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/tag/computing) [ Personality Portraits](https://st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-16-09-29-personality-portraits) [Outdoor Maths: Exploring Teen Numbers and Partitioning! ](https://st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-11-32-outdoor-maths-exploring-teen-numbers-and-partitioning) ![St. Andrew's CE Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/images/logo/St-Andrews-footer-logo.png) ### St. Andrew's CE Primary School Main Street Clifton Campville Tamworth B79 0AP 01827 373 266 © Copyright 2024–2026 St. Andrew's CE Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/images/splash/Stay_and_play.jpg)