Technology: Back To School Drones
One of the new things you may see during the upcoming school year are drones -- the unmanned aerial vehicles that have long been used overseas and by the military.
Some of the uses that are being tried in schools around the nation: *Dropoff and pickup supervision *Lunch / recess supervision *Menu announcements *Truancy sweeps *Test proctoring *Patrolling the senior parking lot *Finding lost kids and schoolbuses off school grounds *Field trip supervision
For more on domestic uses of drones, check out this NPR story from Larry Abramson.
Oh dear. As fun and whimsical as the phrase “tactical lunchstrike” will ultimately become -and yes, I’m coining said term now- one can’t help but feel that military-grade drones announcing lunch is both a gross misuse of financial resources and of a school’s right.
Posted by: Sarah | August 07, 2012 at 10:07 AM