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District pilot finds Chromebook advantages; staff recommend migrating secondary devices to Lenovo
Summary
After a months-long pilot, staff recommended moving secondary-level student devices from iPads to Lenovo Chromebooks, citing better compatibility with web-based educational platforms, faster provisioning, and reduced summer logistics; staff will prepare financing options.
District technology staff told the board that a multi-grade pilot of Chromebooks and iPads showed better compatibility, easier management and faster provisioning for Lenovo Chromebooks in many instructional settings.
"The model that we're looking at has a touch screen," the presenter told trustees, and the pilot found that many educational websites and platforms functioned better in a browser-based environment. The presenter described teacher and senior-student feedback that keyboards and typing were easier on Chromebooks and that printing and some platform features worked more reliably in the browser.
Why it matters: staff argued that a shift to Chromebooks…
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