Nearly 100,000 San Diego Unified students are returning to classes, with some major changes awaiting children going back to school, including revised technology policies.
Following the district’s Phone-free School Day policy last year, the district’s “Learner-Centered Technology initiative” is intended to change how district-issued devices are used in schools.
District-issued Chromebooks will now have video-streaming platforms such as YouTube blocked unless enabled by teachers for specific instructional activities. Non-instructional gaming platforms will also be blocked and computer carts will be removed from transitional kindergarten classrooms…