Mr. Matt  Jul 3, 2020

Does anyone have experience using #Google Classroom with #Linux?

My son is going to be expected to use it for Kindergarten. Need to know if I can get away with buying him a Linux laptop, or if I will be forced into a chromebook of some sort.

Show threadJoacim Melin
@matt @robert Chromebook, most likely. My son use Google Classroom i school and they use Chromebooks but they aren't all bad these days.
Jul 3, 2020 at 7:27amWeb
Show threadMr. Matt  Jul 3, 2020

@joacim @robert I'm really uncomfortable with using a school provided Chromebook when you consider the bullshit that schools can do with it.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2521075/pennsylvania-schools-spying-on-students-using-laptop-webcams--claims-lawsuit.html

Pennsylvania schools spying on students using laptop webcams, claims lawsuit

A suburban Philadelphia school district remotely activates the cameras in school-provided laptops to spy on students in their homes, a lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday alleged.

Show threadJoacim MelinJul 3, 2020
@matt @robert Yeah, but still.. kids are in school to do school work. If they wanna dork around they should use their own computer for it. :)
Show threadMr. Matt  Jul 3, 2020

@joacim @robert Perhaps. But I'm not about to let one of those spyboxes into my house if I have a say in the matter.

I wonder if a Pinebook Pro would do the job...

Show threadJoacim MelinJul 4, 2020
@matt @robert Oh I agree - my kids Chromebook stays in school. He rocks a AMD Ryzen 5 deskop with Windblows 10 purely for his 1337 G4M1NG or whatever. Will get him onto Linux when the time is right as he aspires to become a "hacker". He's only 10 yet and english isn't his primary language.