Do you want to make certain websites available with the click on one button? One good way to do that is to add them to your shelf. The shelf is the row of icons at the bottom of your screen that includes Verge, Launchpad, and a few other icons provided by the district. You can add your own favorite websites to the shelf very easily. 

1. Open Chrome and go to the website you want to add to your shelf
2. Click on the 3 dots at the top right of your Chrome navigation bar
3. Hover over "More Tools" and choose "Add to Shelf"

Alternately, you could bookmark websites so they show up in the top toolbar in Chrome (do this by going to a website and then clicking the star icon at the right end of the web address. 

Many student Chromebook problems have been fixed by resetting Chrome. Here's how to do it.

1. Within the Chrome browser, click the 3 dots at the top right of your screen.
2. Click on Settings
3. Scroll down and click on Advanced
4. Scroll down and click on Reset 

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