Anonymous
Post 05/31/2024 22:19     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

Anonymous wrote:The problem with mcps is there arr no standards or consistency around screen time from school to school


Great point. There need to be standards set so a teacher cannot overly rely on them.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2024 21:34     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

The problem with mcps is there arr no standards or consistency around screen time from school to school
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2024 20:29     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

Our K used them a lot. Not great.
Anonymous
Post 05/29/2024 23:17     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

Our K (in Bethesda) didn't use them at all this year except testing. Not in the classroom, not at home. Same thing for DD two years ago.
Anonymous
Post 05/29/2024 18:17     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

Classes are overcrowded. No aides, just one teacher per class. Heck, our school combines two classrooms worth of kids into one room for Indoor Recess. And it’s so crowded that the recess aide often just finds it easier to put a movie on, so the kids get even more screen time at recess (granted, that is not on the Chromebook).
Anonymous
Post 05/29/2024 18:15     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

Wayyy too much. It’s a good way to keep the kids quiet while the teacher works with small groups of kids.

They play all sorts of useless games on the Chromebooks. They encourage the kids to ‘read’ on the Chromebooks - our school had teachers get rid of classroom libraries in favor of reading on a screen.
Anonymous
Post 05/29/2024 17:18     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

Way too much. It’s terrible. My son was introduced to video games in the classroom. Not appropriate for 5 year old kids on any level. Wish they could just play more (face to face) or go outside more often than be pacified.
Anonymous
Post 05/29/2024 17:11     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

Anonymous wrote:You're in luck -- they use them a lot. Gotta get these kids ready for the real world, where screens play a central role in everything we do.



Ugh.
Anonymous
Post 05/29/2024 16:12     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

Anonymous wrote:I get the impression it’s much more screen time than I would like, but it doesn’t come home with my child.


+1 daily for sure, including the bulk of reading (at our MCPS K this year)
Anonymous
Post 05/29/2024 16:12     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

You're in luck -- they use them a lot. Gotta get these kids ready for the real world, where screens play a central role in everything we do.
Anonymous
Post 05/29/2024 16:11     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

Daily use in our school.
Anonymous
Post 05/29/2024 15:49     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

Depends widely on the teacher. I have had three kids go through K at the same school with different teachers and it was so different.

My favorite K teacher didn’t open the Chromebooks until January (except for state testing and indoor recess, both of which are out of her control), and even then it was limited to weekly for small amounts. Even though my kid could read and do math like a first grader, no one stuck him on a device just to keep him occupied that year and it was great. Other K teachers relied on them a lot more.
Anonymous
Post 05/29/2024 14:49     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

I get the impression it’s much more screen time than I would like, but it doesn’t come home with my child.
Anonymous
Post 05/29/2024 14:30     Subject: How Much Chromebook Use in Kindergarten?

Do the kids use it daily, multiple times per day?

Do they have to bring back and forth to school everyday?

Thanks.