Have you ever wondered how bad chromebooks can be in the
classroom and how they can cause distractions to the learning
environment? Students would want to play games on their chromebooks
whenever they get the chance. Teachers try using a spy check on the
chromebooks but whenever they look away the students get the chance to
play games. Another reason is schools don’t even have enough in the
budget to pay teachers the average payment, so how would schools afford
buying and repairing chromebooks every day? I think schools should not
have chromebooks and switch to pen and pencil because students would
likely be distracted in class and it cost too much money for schools.
All things considered towards the cost and students being distracted …show more content…
Tangient LLC From the article Negative effects of laptops
it quotes “Laptops offer students a lot of temptation to no longer pay
attention or use their class time wisely.” The quote is telling us that
students get persuaded by the chromebooks to play games and instead
waste their time in class. Another quote from Jonathan Greenzaid,
Chromebooks Becoming Distracting to Student Learning it says
“Chromebooks should not be used in the classroom because they affect
student’s academics performance.” The quote is telling us that students
have a higher risk of failing the class if they don’t pay attention and just go
on their chromebooks. The performance of students in the classroom will
be lower which is bad for both students and schools.
Even though students will be affected by the chromebooks the school
still has to pay much money for all the expenses for them. Meghan Foley
from the article Expenses states "That amount is equivalent to the
estimated $160,000 cost to resurface the middle/high school track, and