RFID tags have been in the mix for a few years now, and though they barely qualify as educational technology, have been making an appearance in schools. A couple things about this story caught my eye. One was the way they were presented - "the same technology used to monitor cattle" - seems calculated to engender a negative reaction to them. Never mind that they weren't used in anything as little as ten years ago. I find it more interesting that the students have all been issued ID badges with their names and pictures (photo). The second was the justification that was offered for their use. "The district uses the tracking system to check on the whereabouts of students counted absent by classroom teachers. Oftentimes, the student is somewhere else on campus, allowing the district to recover $194,000 in state funding..."
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