EP 956 Chromebooks Prevalent in Schools: What’s the Impact?

 The test scores for 4th and 8th graders in math and reading have not been great lately.  The lag may be due to the time lost during the pandemic, but there may be another remnant of that time that is affecting things.  As teachers hurried to adopt EdTech practices in that time, much gave way to the computer becoming a dominant force in the classroom, not just in computer labs. The Chromebook was the symbol of this change.  This Google portable laptop option with cloud-based applications promised future-readiness, engagement and innovation for students. A few years down the road, there are crusader parents who sense different impacts on their children, including six-minute attention spans, normalizing the need for constant stimulation and academic mediocrity.  Not to mention that these devices track students’ personal data.  Julie Frumin, one such mom, founder of HealthierTech and a licensed family and marriage therapist, joins us to discuss.

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