[CASL-L] CASL-L Digest, Vol 12, Issue 170

Tracy Earnshaw tearnshaw at rsd13.org
Fri May 8 06:35:39 PDT 2026
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At my child's middle school, students start and end the day in the same
classroom.  They pick up their chromebooks in homeroom and put them back in
the cart during study hall at the end of the day.  This might not be
practical in other schools, but I thought I'd mention it as a possibility.


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On Fri, May 8, 2026 at 8:59 AM Pamela Mudry <PMudry at ansonia.org> wrote:

> We have gone from 1:1 to carts in classrooms. It works fairly well for T's
> although CB's are found in the wrong carts and wrong rooms quite frequently.
>
> We have seniors gain community service hours by checking carts after
> school to find those that are missing or in the wrong carts.
>
> For me and my secretary, though, it's a managerial chore. Students are
> able to come to the MC 15 minutes before the end of the day to borrow CB's
> overnight and keeping track of them takes a lot of time out of our day.
>
> If anyone is using a different system, I'd love to hear about it.
>
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> *Subject:* Re: [CASL-L] CASL-L Digest, Vol 12, Issue 170
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> My admin asked me to find out if any other middle schools are talking or
> moving in the less-tech direction. It was a big topic at the incoming
> middle school parent meeting yesterday.
> My admin specifically asked about other schools going back to having a
> 'class set' or a cart model, and are assuming this would also mean a move
> to all non digital hw (according to them).
> Any insight appreciated!
>
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>    1. Tech debate (Angela Antonelli)
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> Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 08:14:38 -0400
> Subject: [CASL-L] Tech debate
> Hi Jenny!
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> Thanks for sharing this article. Our district just developed a Tech Vision
> committee to examine the research and best practices around this topic. We
> met once, and will meet several times next year, but one of the focuses is
> defining purposeful use of technology and what that looks like in practice.
>
> It will be interesting to follow the progression of this issue in the
> media and within districts!
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>    1. Re: Wanted to share this...anyone else see the NYT article??
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> Cc: Melissa Thom <melissa_thom at whps.org>, Library Media Specialists <
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> Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 22:00:46 -0400
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Wanted to share this...anyone else see the NYT
> article??
> Hi all - I'm catching up with emails and would love to have a conversation
> about this. At some ACES meetings I've been attending, I've heard about CT
> districts that are cutting all tech for K-2, which seems to me a little
> reactive.
>
> This post from AJ Juliani really resonated with me. Link
> <https://ajjuliani.beehiiv.com/p/the-screen-time-excuse-why-blaming-edtech-isn-t-the-solution-we-are-looking-for?utm_source=ajjuliani.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-screen-time-excuse-why-blaming-edtech-isn-t-the-solution-we-are-looking-for&_bhlid=1b7fc1174475000f8ca8ba6bbd603b85ed954f27&jwt_token=>
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> Jenny
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> On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM CASL President <president at ctcasl.org>
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> Hi Melissa & all,
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> Yes, I read the article this morning too. Have been following the
> data/articles. Also, remember Barb sharing at nErDcampCT that Colchester
> going back to carts. Thanks for the book rec, Laura. *The Anxious
> Generation* as well as *The Chaos Machine* were two books that I found
> valuable reads.
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> *Valerie DiLorenzo*
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> On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM Melissa Thom via CASL-L <
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> Good Morning,
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> I have been having so many conversations with other educators about how it
> would be so nice to have more of a balance between tech and analog teaching
> and learning.
>
> This was a recent article about reducing chromebooks in schools that was
> very timely.
>
> Melissa
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