Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 14:25     Subject: Google Docs… please read
Remember when you had to actually write the note on paper and secretly pass it to someone after squishing it into a ball??
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 13:46     Subject: Google Docs… please read
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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


Kid only started doing it in the past few weeks.


It's sad that it's an ES issue now. I knew it was a problem with the MS and HS students, but it's just another reason to wait longer to stick kids on Chromebooks all day.
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 13:42     Subject: Google Docs… please read
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I actually think "chatting" with each other via Google Drive is one of the least concerning things kids could be doing with their Chromebooks. The issue is just too much screen time overall -- there should be minimal in elementary school.


During class when they're supposed to be learning, though? I agree, it is not the chatting itself, but it's highly distracting that they have access during school time.


It affects the students negatively but is a quiet activity that doesn't bother the teacher so there is that.
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 13:31     Subject: Google Docs… please read
My kid's a HS senior and I remember her telling me she did this in 4th grade. Teachers know but why should they care much? I don't actually see the harm. Apparently they could also find songs somehwere online ( maybe youtube? not sure) and would have shared 'playlists' that were links in google docs and I guess they were allowed to put their earbuds in while reading and such.
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 12:23     Subject: Google Docs… please read
Anonymous wrote:I actually think "chatting" with each other via Google Drive is one of the least concerning things kids could be doing with their Chromebooks. The issue is just too much screen time overall -- there should be minimal in elementary school.


During class when they're supposed to be learning, though? I agree, it is not the chatting itself, but it's highly distracting that they have access during school time.
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 12:18     Subject: Google Docs… please read
I actually think "chatting" with each other via Google Drive is one of the least concerning things kids could be doing with their Chromebooks. The issue is just too much screen time overall -- there should be minimal in elementary school.
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 12:16     Subject: Google Docs… please read
This was my then-5th-grader's first "phone" during th pandemic! One kid in the class even assigned everyone a color so they didn't have to write their names in the doc, there was a key. Ha!

Yes, you should be looking at your kid's media.
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 12:13     Subject: Google Docs… please read
It's wild that kids have uncontrolled access to video cameras at school.
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 12:11     Subject: Re:Google Docs… please read
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: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.


Yes, that's all. Teachers decide whether to use chromebooks or paper for assignments. Automatic grading on Google-enabled quizzes on chromebooks saves a lot of time for teachers, and thus are tempting to use.


I definitely get the time-saving aspect of automatically-graded assignments. But a quiz shouldn't take that much time... elementary students should still be able to have the Chromebooks put away and not accessible for 90% of the school day.
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 12:04     Subject: Google Docs… please read
Anonymous wrote: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.

clearly Gen Alpha is more tech savvy than you are. LOL

Open a google doc > share the doc with whomever > all the people you gave edit writes to the doc can view and edit everything in the doc, including at the same time.
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 12:04     Subject: Re:Google Docs… please read
Ugh.
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 11:57     Subject: Re:Google Docs… please read
Anonymous wrote: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.


Yes, that's all. Teachers decide whether to use chromebooks or paper for assignments. Automatic grading on Google-enabled quizzes on chromebooks saves a lot of time for teachers, and thus are tempting to use.
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 11:31     Subject: Google Docs… please read
Anyone have success in getting teachers or school to address this issue?
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 11:03     Subject: Google Docs… please read
Anonymous wrote:
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


Kid only started doing it in the past few weeks.
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 11:02     Subject: Google Docs… please read
The screencasting is super concerning. Lots of videos of the kids and their conversations, including teacher conversations.