The Broken Promises of Ed Tech
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Dylan Kane, a seventh-grade math teacher in Colorado, has stopped using Chromebooks in his classroom after realizing they were not living up to their promises. He found that without the devices, his students paid more attention and he lost less time dealing with technical issues.
A math teacher in Colorado has ditched Chromebooks in his classroom. He had used them for over a decade to improve his classes. However, he found that the technology was not delivering on its promises. The teacher noticed that his students tended to stare at their screens during class discussions. He tried various solutions, but they did not work. He then read a book that suggested technology in classrooms might be causing more harm than good. The teacher decided to run an experiment and stopped using Chromebooks for a month. He found that his students paid more attention to him and he lost less time dealing with technical issues. The teacher's decision is significant as many schools in the US provide laptops or tablets to their students. In fact, about 90 percent of school districts provide every student with a school-issued laptop or tablet.
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