Why We Should Chromebooks Not Be Used In The Classroom

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Remove the Chromebooks!

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
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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

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