Should student’s textbooks be replaced by tablet PCs?
The use of tablet PCs is all the rage nowadays. Many people tend to carry them everywhere. It is becoming part of their daily life. They can do everything using them. A tablet PC can surf the net outdoors, take pictures and upload them instantly to wherever you need, store media and audio files, and let you read your e-books and presentations in an easier way than the normal computers. Students argue that they cannot carry their bundles of books and notebooks wherever they go. However, a tablet PC can be a practical substitution to that. Moreover, they can have an access to all their work, home assignments and projects from home, school or even while travelling back and forth to their schools. On the other side, parents and old fashioned educationlists argue that doing the things they way they are is the best way to achieve and acquire a qualitative and a quantitative education at the same time.
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And so does the weight of my kids' school bags! It's terrible the amount of paper and the number of books they are carrying; it's unhealthy for their backs and stressful for their minds. kids start, from the early days of school, to link the school image to the concepts of hardships and suffering. school and education become associated to very negative emotions which later lead to reluctance to study and in many cases even to hatred of learning. when such a barrier is built in a child's mind and heart, it becomes nearly impossible to get him to achieve any academic success. we turn off his enthusiasm and readiness to learn. Contrastingly, Tablet PCs are rather connected to fun and joy as they are primarily an entertainment tool the child uses to play games and chat with friends. With such a positive image in mind, we ignite the learner's passion for learning, we develop a joyful experience with school. Thus when textbooks are uploaded on such a tool, they are more likely to fully reach students' minds and transfer the knowledge they contain into real learning opprtunities. Side: For tablet PCs
Yes, this is one of the most important advantages of the tablet PCs. When the student feel enthusiastic to learn, he/she can easily accomplish a lot of great achievements more than these witch are expect-able from them. It is a fact that the nature of humans make them achieve whatever they want if they really want it. Side: For tablet PCs
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I am sorry to say that younger generations want everything to be handy and easy. We used to carry books and backpacks heavier than yours, we had to walk long distances to school, we didn't even have backpacks - instead we had handbags that were normally made of cloth and if you are fine enough, you could have one made of leather. However, we didn't complain of all that. We learned to take the burden and insist on going to school under the rain; sometimes, under the hot sum; many other times. You have to be strong enough to face the future!! Side: Against tablet PCs
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Of course. nowadays, we do everything by technology. Most of the international exams can be done on-line and a lot of people are studying and getting their degrees on-line. So, the virtual world witch we are all involved in today, does really simplify our life very much. Side: For tablet PCs
I totally agree with you , Tablets help students learn more material faster. Technology-based instruction can reduce the time students take to reach a learning objective by 30-80%, according to the US Department of Education and studies by the National Training and Simulation Association , also tablets PCs can carry hundreds of books without caring about the weight , and one of the most important thing is that students will love to read more because this generation love technology but for me I love reading a real book not an electronic books but for people who hate reading we can make them adore reading by using the electronic books and use some apps to summarize the book that they have read. Side: For tablet PCs
I'm with you in the point of reading real books Zena. I don't feel the joy of reading a novel if I didn't huge the book with my hands. But when it comes to study, I prefer the Tablets because they really do make difference. As you said, it's researches witch carried out by experts. They also, found out that the present generation learn faster with using technology. Side: For tablet PCs
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No, I'm totally disagree with you because using such modern electronics can be easily controlled by the administrators of the school by different ways such as, putting a password for some certain websites. Teachers also can use various applications to monitor the tablet PCs that students are using during his/her lessons. Side: For tablet PCs
So, where is the problem if they are fragile ??? you can save all your work online in a special sites or using various programs such as sky-drive, so if something wrong happen with your tablet PCs, you'll work won't vanish. And, So what if you take the responsibility of one object rather than taking the responsibility of several books ?!!! Side: For tablet PCs
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So, where is the problem if they are fragile ??? They break, and need to be replaced. you can save all your work online in a special sites or using various programs such as sky-drive, so if something wrong happen with your tablet PCs, you'll work won't vanish. congrats you saved the work, now what do you do about getting another $500 tablet, when if you had just used a book, after dropping it you could pick it up, dust it off, and still have your information. And, So what if you take the responsibility of one object rather than taking the responsibility of several books ?!!! If you think high schoolers, middle schoolers, and elementary schoolers are ready for that responsibility, then nothing, but I don't think so. Side: Against tablet PCs
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I'm not a fool to drop my Tablet in such a stupid way ! You can argue using this reason if it's about kids. But when it comes to adults, it is absolutely different. Tell me, did this happen to you ? And about "nigga", please avoid such insulting words for others when you debate. Side: For tablet PCs
So, where is the problem if they are fragile ??? you can save all your work online in a special sites or using various programs such as sky-drive, so if something wrong happen with your tablet PCs, you'll work won't vanish. And, So what if you take the responsibility of one object rather than taking the responsibility of several books ?!!! Side: Against tablet PCs
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You are handling mass equipment and textbooks are cheaper. Break a tablet and that may be $300+ dollars. Drop a text book and you get an ear splitting thud. Sure you can save your work online but that isnt always a schools responsibility. A textbook, or even many as you argue, contain valuable information that is suited and built to be easy to understand and obtain knowledge from. Kids who need information usually pull their information from Wikipedia. A textbook is an undeniable source of information that is accumulated into a single object that, in the end, is still cheaper and saves the school money. Also if a school was to hand out tablets kids have a tendency to slack off and plays games on the tablet. Side: For tablet PCs
Of course it will not be like that ! First, the Tablets will provide the curriculum that students study. I mean, all these textbooks will be there inside the tablets. Students also will not be able to play games or to open any other distracting webs or apps because all the tablets in the classroom will be directed by the teacher. Side: Against tablet PCs
All our textbooks at uni were available online with a code you got in the book so people could use tablets if they want. However very few people did. I personally think textbooks are just more comfortable to use for studying - its easier to flick to the page you're looking for, to have multiple books open at one time etc. Side: Against tablet PCs
Yes I can understand your point of view. but, by the way, if you use the the tablets, you can also flip the book as if you are flipping a real book and also you can open more than one book at the same time by opening each one in a separate window :) so, what do you think about that ???? Side: For tablet PCs
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It is not taking a boring text out of a book and putting it on an expensive devise. It will contain the same information but the difference will be in the way of displaying them. You just made my point: "It will contain the same information but the difference will be in the way of displaying them." - Manoona ----------- You are taking this and turning it into this. Want to know what changed? You just threw out $1,000. Side: Against tablet PCs
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