We are making a move in Colchester next year: no Chromebook home for grade 6, only home Tu-Th for gr 7, and a "Chromebook curfew" for grade 8 (Chromebook can't be logged into fro 10pm-5am)

Happy to discuss!

B

Barbara Johnson

Instructional Technology Coordinator

Colchester Public Schools

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

Good Morning,

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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