# Lack of electronics outside of class

**URL:** <https://forum.code.org/t/lack-of-electronics-outside-of-class/21696>\
**Category:** Resources, Tools, Differentiation\
**Tags:** differentiation\
**Created:** [November 3, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/lack-of-electronics-outside-of-class/21696 "2018-11-03T18:43:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![walter.robison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3bc359/32.png) [@walter.robison](https://forum.code.org/u/walter.robison)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/lack-of-electronics-outside-of-class/21696/1 "2018-11-03T18:43:39Z")

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Work in Media Center during lunch

Offer after-school time especially during big projects or end of unit projects

Make sure all pre-planning is completed prior to working on [code.org](http://code.org)

Checkout a Chromebook to take home; offer time to come in before/after school to have tech time

Encourage them to attend extended day or academic support (lunch support)

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**Author:** ![tsain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@tsain](https://forum.code.org/u/tsain)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/lack-of-electronics-outside-of-class/21696/2 "2018-11-03T18:58:17Z")

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Our group discussed that it isn’t fair to penalize kids for not having access to internet/computer use at home, so we do not assign homework. There are library hours for before/after school computer use, but coding should happen in the class.

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**Author:** ![monique.wood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6f9a4e/32.png) [@monique.wood](https://forum.code.org/u/monique.wood)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/lack-of-electronics-outside-of-class/21696/3 "2018-11-03T22:02:22Z")

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To build on what tsain shared, I give students times (lunch/after school) where they can come in to finish and/or make-up any unfinished work for my CS classes.
