Chromebook Remorse: Tech Backlash at Schools Extends Beyond Phones

No more YouTube or video games on school laptops. Textbooks and pencils are back. Some seventh graders say they prefer learning offline.
Government Technology

Iowa City Elementary Students to Keep Chromebooks at School

(TNS) — Students in the Iowa City Community School District will receive new Chromebooks this fall after the school board approved a $6 million agreement to purchase the laptops. Elementary school ...
The State

Are new rules needed for internet-enabled tablets issued by Midlands schools?

One Midlands school district is taking a second look at how students interact with technology. A committee of the Lexington-Richland 5 school board is looking at whether the district should change the ...
AOL

What is the Chromebook Challenge? The trend that has students destroying school laptops

A new social media challenge encourages students to not hop on the latest dance trend or pour buckets of ice over their heads, but intentionally destroy school property. The "Chromebook Challenge," ...
Education Week

Why One Teacher Told Students to Put Their Chromebooks Away—for Good

This school year, Marcie Samayoa decided to ditch Chromebooks. After a few years of her high school chemistry students sneaking onto Netflix during independent work, or trying to convince her that ...