Sample Student
Tablets
 Convenient
 Portable computer
 Less expensive on the
long term
 You can work on your
presentations or other
tasks
 Good for business
Textbooks
 Heavy
 People prefer the
physical effect
 Can get expensive
 You eventually get rid
of them
Tablets in school
Pros
Cons
 Lighter; students carry less
 Increase excuses to not do
 A tablet can hold thousand of
homework
 Textbooks do not freeze or
can get hack
 Tablets need wi-fi or wireless
connection; some students
can’t afford it
 Tablets can get damage quick
books
 Schools save money
 Less use of paper
 Has many functions
Teachers can benefit too
 Teachers won’t have excuses to not grade work
 They don’t take the risk of loosing students’ papers
 They can take their grading work on the go!
 Teachers can provide helpful applications for students
 Students can email them with questions
Which is better for these
purposes?
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80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
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Printed Books
E-Books
Reading
Sharing
Reading
Having a
Reading Being able to
with a child books with books in bed wide variety books while get a book
other people
of books to traveling
quickly
choose from
References
 ProCon.org. (2012, November 20). Tablets vs. Textbooks
ProCon.org. tablets-textbooks.procon.org. Retrieved from
http://tablets-textbooks.procon.org/
 Springen, K. (2011). Reaching the e-Teen (Vol. 25, p. 1). New
York, NY: Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 21, 2012,
from ProQuest Research Library (853594206).
 E-books vs. Textbooks (3rd ed., Vol. 11, pp. 1-7). (2010).
Reston: National Association of Secondary School
Principal. Retrieved November 21, 2012, from ProQuest
Research Library (761425294).
References
 Education chief wants textbooks to go digital (p. 1). (2012). N.p.:
e-School News. Retrieved November 21, 2012, from
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/10/03/education-chiefwants-textbooks-to-go-digital/
 Huang, Y., Liang, T., Su, Y., & Chen, N. (2012). Empowering
personalized learning with an interactive e-book learning system
for elementary school students (4th ed., Vol. 60). Washington,
Netherlands: Springer Science & Business Media. Retrieved
December 4, 2012, from ProQuest (1037267795).
 Sierra Club Green Home.(n.d.). E-Books vs. old-fashioned books,
which one is more eco-friendly? Retrieved December 4, 2012,
from http://www.sierraclubgreenhome.com/videos/ereaders-vs-old-fashioned-books%E2%80%94which-isgreener/