Chromebook Remorse: Tech Backlash at Schools Extends Beyond Phones

No more YouTube or video games on school laptops. Textbooks and pencils are back. Some seventh graders say they prefer learning offline.
Government Technology

Iowa City Elementary Students to Keep Chromebooks at School

(TNS) — Students in the Iowa City Community School District will receive new Chromebooks this fall after the school board approved a $6 million agreement to purchase the laptops. Elementary school ...
The State

Are new rules needed for internet-enabled tablets issued by Midlands schools?

One Midlands school district is taking a second look at how students interact with technology. A committee of the Lexington-Richland 5 school board is looking at whether the district should change the ...
VentureBeat

Google says more than 20 million students are using Chromebooks

Google today released a new statistic about the use of Chromebooks -- specifically in the context of education. Now more than 20 million students use Chromebooks "to create, collaborate and ...
Techaeris

Acer announces Chromebook laptops for students with MediaTek Kompanio 540 processor

Acer today unveiled the Acer Chromebook Spin 311 and Acer Chromebook 311, its first two education Chromebooks powered by the newly available MediaTek Kompanio 540 processor. Here’s what the press ...