Don't you do that on your own personal computer and not.. on a school computer? Though, I'd advise against Google these days since it doesn't surface good results anymore. Even Bing is now better.
You can't count on kids having access to personal computers. And sometimes the computer is the class. I taught graphic design, and even though the kids all had licenses to use the Adobe suite at home, few actually could.
Aren't all of them carrying smartphones these days? If not, there's the public library.
Not that I think you'd need Google for school work. I know I never used it when I was in school. Everything related to class could be looked up in the textbooks. At most I used Wikipedia to find reference links for homework.
They are carrying smartphones. They're not allowed to come out during class, they don't have access to the WiFi, and cell signal is extraordinarily weak across most of the campus.
Public library? They're at a school. They're sitting in front of a computer. They should be able to use it to find information. You keep reaching for "why do they need it?" but there's no reason why they should not have access to search engines. I provided several examples and there are very many more out there. Not every class teaches from a textbook.
Using it to take my graphic design class. Or their Microsoft word class. Or writing the essay they're working on in English. Working on their slideshow with their group in almost any class. Or all the other things I already listed in earlier comments. Education has changed, and it doesn't mean things are being left out.
Ban smartphones because their addictive social media apps are on it distracting them from the class. The computers are school-controlled and filtered devices. This is plain enough that it shouldn't require explanation.
Why should they not have access to a basic internet tool at school?
Neither tool is doing any such thing. Calculators won't solve the other side of the triangle for you, they won't remember SOHCAHTOA for you, just tell you what sin(27) factually is. No critical thought is lost when searching "CC-BY icon" in Google Images either.
AI, however, does readily assist in outsourcing critical thinking. Which is why it's silly for Google to conflate Search and Gemini. And why it's silly that you're doing approximately the same.
[–] jdiff 4 days ago
[–] OroPla 4 days ago
Not that I think you'd need Google for school work. I know I never used it when I was in school. Everything related to class could be looked up in the textbooks. At most I used Wikipedia to find reference links for homework.
[–] jdiff 4 days ago
Public library? They're at a school. They're sitting in front of a computer. They should be able to use it to find information. You keep reaching for "why do they need it?" but there's no reason why they should not have access to search engines. I provided several examples and there are very many more out there. Not every class teaches from a textbook.
[–] OroPla 3 days ago
When in class, pay attention to what the teacher says. At home you can look up stuff on the Internet.
[–] jdiff 3 days ago
Ban smartphones because their addictive social media apps are on it distracting them from the class. The computers are school-controlled and filtered devices. This is plain enough that it shouldn't require explanation.
Why should they not have access to a basic internet tool at school?
[–] OroPla 3 days ago
[–] jdiff 3 days ago
AI, however, does readily assist in outsourcing critical thinking. Which is why it's silly for Google to conflate Search and Gemini. And why it's silly that you're doing approximately the same.