A former third-grade teacher argues phones beat school Chromebooks in the classroom. Chromebooks arrive uncharged or broken and waste 30 minutes on log-ins, while phones are always charged and join class websites instantly via QR code. Students already know the apps, making real-time feedback and classroom management faster.
Absolutely. I don't know when the. I always ask a lot of people, when was the last time you actually been into a school and been into a classroom and a lot of people have not been in a very, very, very long time. So they're speaking from a far distance. But I think that these things. Have you ever seen a group of 12 year old try to get a Chromebook out and everyone is not charged and they're not working and we're trying to plug them up and we're trying to find the one that works and we're trying to get them to log in. We have lost 30 minutes of instructional time trying to do that. When I could just say, pull out your phone. I can guarantee you the phone is charged. I can guarantee you it is always charged. And they can jump on the same website just as fast. They can scan a QR code. They know how to do so many things so fast. There could be a TikTok class or Snapchat class or group for the class where they're able to get information super duper quick. Utilize a kahoot to collect data in real time from their students. Like do you understand the assignment? Yes or no? And that allows the teacher some real time data? Definitely just using your phone as opposed to asking a group of kids to find that laptop. And I can guarantee it in a lot of schools the screens are broken, they're not charged all the things I've listed before. But I've seen that in classrooms where teachers and students are comfortable utilizing their phone, they know the purpose and the intent. And if you do that with such routine as a previous third grade teacher, they will do that even when you're not there.
