WRAL

Does every student need a laptop? Wake schools is exploring alternatives

But board members want change more quickly, citing how quickly students were pushed into laptop use during the pandemic and how heavy use has remained since. Board Chairman Tyler Swanson said he ...
Education Week

What Educators Really Think About the Benefits of Tech Use in Schools

The list of criticisms about the use of technology in schools is growing. Many teachers are frustrated with the distractions ...

Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies

Millions were spent putting laptops in every student’s hands. Now schools want them back as technology in the classroom is ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Wake can’t continue to afford computers for every student. What could change

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Wake will study keeping elementary school Chromebooks on campus to cut device costs. District may expand BYOD for high schools and ...
Sun Sentinel

Broward schools to issue laptops to students for first time since COVID hit

Cellphones may be out, but laptops are back in at Broward County schools. The school district plans to issue every student a laptop computer when they return to school on Aug. 11. They’ll be ...
EdSource

How Covid changed teaching in California: Fewer pencils, more technology

The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed how students and teachers spend their time in the classroom. Now, instead of writing with paper and pencil, students use computers for most ...
AZ Central

Microsoft, Future Farmers of America kits helps students learn about agricultural tech

Arizona agriculture students are using the FarmBeats for Students program to learn about data gathering in farming. The program, developed by Microsoft with Future Farmers of America, uses ...
The Conversation

Australian students spend more time learning to write on paper than computers – does this need to change?

Writing using computers is a vital life skill. We are constantly texting, posting, blogging and emailing. This is a huge change for schools when it comes to teaching writing. For students, ...