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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ed tech is how our teachers will let my first grader learn at their own pace (they are testing a few grade levels ahead in reading and math).  I get why people dislike it, but there are some advantages, like differentiated learning.  [/quote]

Nope.  Totally not developmentally appropriate and easy way out instead of doing the heavy lifting.[/quote]

Why is it developmentally inappropriate to let a 7 year old do a reading app for 30 minutes for enrichment? [/quote]

Because comprehension when reading digitally is not as high as comprehension when reading a physical book. This is all documented. [/quote]

Yeah but the PP says she doesn’t mind and this is enrichment so it’s not going to wreck her mind. Some math apps like Khan Academy are actually quite good. This issue is a lot more nuanced than you think. My kid has a different set of needs but this PP is not the first parent I’ve heard saying they appreciate the apps for acceleration so I am inclined to listen to them.

Also the research on digital reading is actually much less definitive than you claim: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10606230/[/quote]

Ok. I send my kids to low tech schools (DCPS elementary and BASIS) and I'm really satisfied with how they use tech. Here is the entirety of the tech use:

Elementary: iReady for assessment, and what seems like 30 minutes of iReady for math so the kids can work at their level. Practice for CAPE via the computer. That's it.

BASIS: occasional typing of researched essays. Optional quizzes on platforms like Blooket to help them study -- these are never graded and always optional.

Everything else -- writing notes during class, writing to understand what they read, writing many essays, completing problem sets, working out science problems, tests and quizzes, reading physical books -- is done offline. Both schools are extremely high scoring. The students comprehension of the material is high.

Parents should think twice before excusing all the apps.

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That’s weird because this says that Basis uses a math curriculum called Spork that is “delivered by a tablet.”

https://enrollbasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dc-tour-kit.pdf[/quote]

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