Per reports from school districts and videos that Ars Technica has reviewed online, the so-called Chromebook Challenge ...

“Here’s how I describe what a Chromebook is to a group of people who don’t know what a Chromebook is,” said middle school teacher and comedian Jonathan Williams in a comedy set. “It’s like a laptop, ...

By Christine Hauser Across the country, students are short-circuiting their laptops at school in a new and sometimes dangerous social media trend. The “Chromebook challenge” involves students ...

The Chromebook Challenge gained traction on TikTok in May. The trend encourages students to stick small items into school-assigned Google Chromebook USB ports. A New Jersey high school student has ...

Some Wake County students are participating in a social media trend to intentionally damage their school-issued Chromebooks. The school system sent a message to families Thursday making them aware ...

(Gina Castro/KQED) From left, interns and high school juniors Gavin Armstrong and David Anderson look at a broken Chromebook during their free period. This internship programs helps reduce OUSD’s ...

Students are filming themselves inserting items into the charging ports of their school Chromebooks in order to spark a fire.