The recent paradigm shift in the education sector brought about by the pandemic has shown both the potentials and weaknesses of educational institutions and the students.
With the technological advancements seen in recent years, schools were able to adapt to distance and flexible learning setups.
Some schools have implemented fully-remote online learning while others chose a hybrid of distance and face-to-face learning.
It was also during this immense trial that complications started to appear, starting with the lack of access to educational tools like computers as well as the limited capacity of schools to navigate the technicalities of online education, according to a study published in the Educause website.
Although schools seemed to have adapted little by little, there were clear indications that much still needs to be done, especially on empowering both teachers and students in self-assisted technical repair.
It was for such an issue that giant tech companies such as Google are launching computer repair initiatives.
Just recently, Google launched "The Chromebook repair program: A sustainable fix for schools" as its first step in helping education institutions and students cope with technical challenges they encounter.
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How Can Schools and Students Benefit From This Project
As online learning changed educational systems, students and teachers became more reliant on laptops or computers as their primary learning and teaching tools.
As such, it needs to be said that it is only necessary that they have enough knowledge and are ready to face technical snags that may come along the way.
In its blog post, Chrome said the energy consumed by its Chromebooks is 46% lesser than comparable devices, saying they were designed "with sustainability in mind."
Starting with such a feature, Google said it has been trying to help students and teachers. Now it is creating a "device ecosystem program" that would benefit the 50 million students and teachers around the world who are using Chromebooks.
The device ecosystem may help students in terms of information and knowledge about laptops, especially Chromebooks.
According to The Verge, Google is also trying to help IT departments find the right Chromebooks for their institutions.
However, The Verge said that the costs of buying computers and the inability of IT departments to integrate the tech are also common issues faced by many.
In line with such an issue, Google said it is taking a step forward by partnering with big tech companies like Acer and Lenovo so they can provide further knowledge to IT departments about which laptops are repairable.
School Repair Program
According to XDA Developers, educational resources that schools and students can access will help them offer Chromebook repair subjects.
Meanwhile, Google said it had created a playbook that can be of great help to schools in creating their Chromebook repair program.
As cited in the said blog post, campus repair programs do not only help students self-repair their computers but also teach them valuable and "transferrable skills."
Once successful and was launched more widely, this Chromebook project may address long-standing issues that the education sector has been facing since then.
