[CASL-L] Wanted to share this...anyone else see the NYT article??

[Wicks, Katrina]

Thanks for sharing this article. It is great for discussion.


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On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM Melissa Thom via CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
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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.
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