return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoKids are short-circuiting their school-issued Chromebooks for TikTok cloutarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down14
arrow-up1255arrow-down1external-linkKids are short-circuiting their school-issued Chromebooks for TikTok cloutarstechnica.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square114fedilink
minus-squarecubism_pitta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoI would ask what value chromebooks add to education? We are not teaching kids to do anything with them other than consume Google and Adobe services. It’s no better than schools were when I was in school where we used windows and mainly learned to consume Microsoft products.
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoI’m not entirely sure, but I found having easy access to a computer helped me with school work. I imagine these level the field a bit since perhaps not all kids have easy access to computers otherwise?
I would ask what value chromebooks add to education?
We are not teaching kids to do anything with them other than consume Google and Adobe services.
It’s no better than schools were when I was in school where we used windows and mainly learned to consume Microsoft products.
I’m not entirely sure, but I found having easy access to a computer helped me with school work. I imagine these level the field a bit since perhaps not all kids have easy access to computers otherwise?