“School tech has expanded rapidly, fueled partly by the Covid-19 pandemic. Federal aid during the pandemic let districts buy laptops and tablets, and a multibilliondollar ed-tech industry promised to transform teaching and help students recover lost ground.
Proponents said it can elevate instruction, narrow the digital divide, help pupils with language barriers and other needs—while often supplementing, not replacing, core curriculum. Educators have mixed views. In a recent EdWeek Research Center survey, more than half said the tech had a positive impact on engagement, yet a majority also said it negatively affected students’ well-being.
Según la empresa de software educativo Lightspeed Systems, los alumnos de primero a duodécimo grado utilizaron un promedio de 52 minutos al día en dispositivos proporcionados por la escuela durante el último año escolar. Esta cifra ha disminuido, lo que la empresa atribuye a las medidas adoptadas por algunas escuelas para limitar el uso de la tecnología.
Middle-schoolers spent about 70 minutes daily on screens in school during the past school year, more than elementary- and high-schoolers.”
