Will my kid need a chrome book for middle school?

[Anonymous]

Do I need to buy one for home use?

[Anonymous]

They have them for use at the school.

[Anonymous]

I decided to buy a very cheap chrome book this year for my 5th and 2nd grader because I know my 5th grader will need it even more next year. We only had one family laptop and too often I was using it for work and one of my kids needed it for homework. They either needed to type up something, access their google drive or practice math on a suggested website. It was only $150 or so and it's rather slow, but for doing their google classroom work, it's great.

[Anonymous]

They have them at school but some sort of computer (can be any kind) is useful for doing work at home.

[Anonymous]

My son does the majority of his homework on google drive and myMCPS classroom. We let him use my husband's old laptop. I would suggest buying a chrome book if you do not have a computer for your child to access at least twice a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They have them for use at the school.

Yes I know that but you can’t take them home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have them for use at the school.

Yes I know that but you can’t take them home.

You don't have a computer at home that your child can use?

[Anonymous]

I bought one for my 5th grader and it has been very useful. It is kept in a common area, and having a computer the kids can use for homework, Khan Academy, or whatever has been a gamechanger. Now I can stream 90 Day Fiancee while I do the dishes while my child does their homework. No need to choose!

[Anonymous]

We purchased a Chromebook for less than $200 when my daughter entered 6th grade and it has been immensely helpful. Almost everything she does in middle school is on Google Classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have them for use at the school.

Yes I know that but you can’t take them home.

You don't have a computer at home that your child can use?

No. Wow. There sure is some privilege on this board!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have them for use at the school.

Yes I know that but you can’t take them home.

You don't have a computer at home that your child can use?

No. Wow. There sure is some privilege on this board!

Privilege? Give me a break lady. My daughter’s chromebook was $88. I am positive you wasted $88 this month on things you don’t really need and probably own a pretty nice phone. So check yourself.

[Anonymous]

They do not NEED a chrome book on MS. Our DD has used our home PC until Xmas, when we got her a chromebook. She is a junior. She still didn't need it, it was about getting her used to using it, carrying it around, not losing it, before we buy her a real computer to go to college with in 18 months. Then the chrome book will go to her younger sister.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have them for use at the school.

Yes I know that but you can’t take them home.

You don't have a computer at home that your child can use?

No. Wow. There sure is some privilege on this board!

Privilege? Give me a break lady. My daughter’s chromebook was $88. I am positive you wasted $88 this month on things you don’t really need and probably own a pretty nice phone. So check yourself.

Please show me where I can get an $88 chrome book.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have them for use at the school.

Yes I know that but you can’t take them home.

You don't have a computer at home that your child can use?

No. Wow. There sure is some privilege on this board!

Privilege? Give me a break lady. My daughter’s chromebook was $88. I am positive you wasted $88 this month on things you don’t really need and probably own a pretty nice phone. So check yourself.

Please show me where I can get an $88 chrome book.

Both of you need to calm down.

NP. Two teacher household so we are on a tight budget and bought DD a Chromebook for $88 recently. There are sites that sell them for as low as $68.

https://behearty.com/products/lenovo-thinkpad-x131e-celeron-1007u-dual-core-1-5ghz-4gb-16gb-ssd-11-6-led-notebook-chrome-os-w-cam

But my school has families that could not scrape up $88 spare dollars over the course of a year and certainly aren’t wasting that much each month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have them for use at the school.

Yes I know that but you can’t take them home.

You don't have a computer at home that your child can use?

No. Wow. There sure is some privilege on this board!

Privilege? Give me a break lady. My daughter’s chromebook was $88. I am positive you wasted $88 this month on things you don’t really need and probably own a pretty nice phone. So check yourself.

Please show me where I can get an $88 chrome book.

Both of you need to calm down.

NP. Two teacher household so we are on a tight budget and bought DD a Chromebook for $88 recently. There are sites that sell them for as low as $68.

https://behearty.com/products/lenovo-thinkpad-x131e-celeron-1007u-dual-core-1-5ghz-4gb-16gb-ssd-11-6-led-notebook-chrome-os-w-cam

But my school has families that could not scrape up $88 spare dollars over the course of a year and certainly aren’t wasting that much each month.

I forgot to add that Walmart is where we got one for $88. Online.