Google Docs… please read

[Anonymous]

It came to my attention that young ES kids are using Google Drive to “text” each other during the school day (via a shared Google doc), make screencast recordings, recordings of themselves, etc. My DC is in lower elementary school. I was really shocked to find this on their Drive. DC is otherwise a good student. Parents, I recommend you taking a peek there to see what may be happening during the school day. Don’t think the teacher has any control or oversight over this and it’s a big blind spot.

[Anonymous]

MCPS is aware of this but does nothing about it.

[Anonymous]

How do they using Google Drive to “text” each other during the school? I don't even know how to do it as an adult. In other way, shows me steps how to check for me as a low tech person.

[Anonymous]

They also text each other on the phones , yes they still have them.

[Anonymous]

It’s like a collaborative document they can keep checking and updating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s like a collaborative document they can keep checking and updating.

"Collaborative" in the sense that they use the Google Docs to share links of videogame sites and other fun distractions as MCPS blocks other sites they use on the Chromebooks in class. It's a big issue. I shared the game site links with the MCPS IT person at my kid's middle school but he never responded.

[Anonymous]

Yes, as a parent, I'm aware of this happening too.

[Anonymous]

Mine doesn't do that. Why? Because they have extremely limited chrome book use time in their 4th grade class. There just isn't time for this.

[Anonymous]

Why are we giving kids one to one internet connected devices IN ELEMENTARY schools? It has been YEARS of seeing dropping math and literacy rates coinciding with the explosion of EtdTech in schools. Wtaf?

[Anonymous]

My daughter and her best friend used to share a Google Drive doc to contact each other, back when they were little. Yet somehow they were also avid readers and straight A students. And now they're both taking a heavy course load of APs in high school. Still straight As.

You should calm down, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter and her best friend used to share a Google Drive doc to contact each other, back when they were little. Yet somehow they were also avid readers and straight A students. And now they're both taking a heavy course load of APs in high school. Still straight As.

You should calm down, OP.

I'm so glad things worked out for your kids but not all kids are doing great. The data clearly show significant drops in math and literacy rates coinciding with the rise of smartphones and edtech

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It came to my attention that young ES kids are using Google Drive to “text” each other during the school day (via a shared Google doc), make screencast recordings, recordings of themselves, etc. My DC is in lower elementary school. I was really shocked to find this on their Drive. DC is otherwise a good student. Parents, I recommend you taking a peek there to see what may be happening during the school day. Don’t think the teacher has any control or oversight over this and it’s a big blind spot.

Um...hello like where have you been. One quarter of the school year is done

[Anonymous]

OP our kid did this starting in MS. Thanks for highlighting this for elementary parents.

Many teachers in our cluster are moving back to paper assignments.

[Anonymous]

Yes this happens. Not so much a concern as they get older. But I would ask their teacher why they have so much Chromebook access and the time to be able to do this in class.

[Anonymous]

What can mcps really do aside from not getting kids share docs?