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   -=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Mike Powell <=-   
      
    AT> I like this article. My kid's highschool has gone 100% Chromebook,   
    AT> meaning there are no more textbooks. I don't like it. It's bad for   
    AT> their eyes, it's a bad idea to send kids walking the streets with   
    AT> millions of dollars worth of computers, it's bad that schools are   
    AT> making big deals with big tech companies, it's more convenient to read   
    AT> textbooks, there's password issues, there's privacy concerns, and the   
    AT> list of things wrong with it is a mile long.   
      
      
   As bad as they are, requiring parents to buy iPads (like my daughter's   
   private school does) is worse. Less controls, more ability to circumvent   
   the controls that do exist, and seamless messaging during class.   
      
   Kids are all apple, and they can iMessage from their iPads. At least   
   when she had a Chromebook, they had to jump through a couple of hoops to   
   talk during class.   
      
   iPads and iPhones now randomize the MAC address, making it difficult to   
   control how kids use the network. I'm going to have to make a second   
   wifi network for the kids, put all the controls there, and change the   
   other wifi password at home.   
      
      
      
      
       
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