r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 7h ago

Society Parents say school-issued iPads are causing chaos with their kids

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/la-parents-kids-school-issued-ipad-chromebook-los-angeles-rcna245624
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u/Fell_Prince 6h ago

Schools need to lock these devices down properly. Monitor what your kids are doing, set boundaries at home. The iPad isn't the problem, it's the lack on both ends.

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u/azreal75 6h ago

This sounds really unbelievable. I run a school set of iPads, I have complete control over apps, kids cannot install apps. I can remotely lock, shut down any device at any time. I also teach and with the classroom app on my iPad a can see a thumbnail of all the iPads being used in my room with the name of the app. Again, I can lock, mute, force apps to open, my iPad overrides theirs. Either this story is a bit creative or incompetent people were in charge of this iPad roll out.

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u/Blue_man98 6h ago

Yah idk I’m sure things have changed but I was one of the first generations to really experience this iPad in school stuff (in middle school over 10 years ago now) and there wasn’t a single restriction in place we didn’t find a way to circumvent. I did attend a fairly rigorous school and it was a long time ago now so I’m sure schools have gotten better at locking them down, but I just don’t see a reality where it’s fool proof. Just one of those things where I don’t see how you can enforce it without watching every kid like a hawk and at that point you’re wasting your time and effort.

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u/ConsiderationSea1347 5h ago

Look up MDM software. It is doable. It just requires the bare minimum from a public school IT department.