Chromebook remorse: Tech backlash at schools extends beyond phones
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NEW YORK TIMES — For more than a decade, tech companies have urged schools to buy one laptop per child, arguing that the devices would democratize education and bolster learning. Now Google and Microsoft, along with newcomers like OpenAI, are vying to spread their artificial intelligence chatbots in schools.
But after tens of billions of dollars of school spending on Chromebooks, iPads and learning apps, studies have found that digital tools have generally not improved students’ academic results or graduation rates.
Some researchers and organizations like UNESCO even warn that overreliance on technology can distract students and impede learning.
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