01-31-2022, 04:09 PM
The school where I work (and manage the devices) is 1:1 with Chromebooks from 3rd grade on up. K-2 have access to carts of them when they need them, but use them infrequently enough we don't need them 1:1 in those grades.
The K-2 also have ~5 iPads per room. Those are getting long in the tooth, and need replacing.
The Chromebooks are pretty close to the PERFECT tool for what they do. Admin-wise, they ARE perfect. This was a big mistake Apple made right from the start with the iOS - it's a SINGLE. USER. DEVICE. Yes, there are MDM packages that, for an ongoing price, alleviate some of that, but, the iPad is a terrible multi-user-environment tool.
I love my iPad at home, but, at work? I &%$#ing HATE having to deal with them.
Google and the ChromeOS won the Education market war that Apple didn't even know they were fighting.
The K-2 also have ~5 iPads per room. Those are getting long in the tooth, and need replacing.
The Chromebooks are pretty close to the PERFECT tool for what they do. Admin-wise, they ARE perfect. This was a big mistake Apple made right from the start with the iOS - it's a SINGLE. USER. DEVICE. Yes, there are MDM packages that, for an ongoing price, alleviate some of that, but, the iPad is a terrible multi-user-environment tool.
I love my iPad at home, but, at work? I &%$#ing HATE having to deal with them.
Google and the ChromeOS won the Education market war that Apple didn't even know they were fighting.