Should the Chesterfield County Public School Board take away the students’ most valuable learning tool, Chromebooks? The School Board should continue the Chromebook Program. Chromebooks are more convenient, has more learning resources, and let students connect with other students and teachers.
Chromebooks are convenient to students because they are more advanced than paper and pencil, saves paper, and are able to do more things. Since it has such a slim design, they are much lighter than textbooks, easy to carry around, and make more space for other supplies in students’ backpack. These are some reasons why they are so much more advanced than regular school supplies. Chromebooks also save paper by replacing it with online documents, allowing access to online notes and worksheets, and greatly reduce amount of paper printed. One final reason is that Chromebooks are able to do more things, such as to check grades, research information for a project, and create presentations.
Another thing Chromebooks have, is a wide variety of learning resources. They give you access to a bunch of different websites. The websites hold a lot of information, which are a lot more efficient to locate than going through endless
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They allow groups to work together by sharing documents on Google Drive. That way, multiple students can work on the same document at the same time. They can even work on it when they’re at school. Chromebooks also let students receive assignments from teachers on Google Classroom. It shows you the due date for each assignment to make sure you turn it before the deadline. Students can attach their work onto Google Classroom and submit it in just a click or a button. Students can also send their teacher questions on Google Classroom or Edmodo about homework and projects from home. They can get advice and suggestions, or have their teachers help clarify the
The first reason that the School board should continue the Chromebook program is because it gives the students more responsibility. Chromebooks help students practice responsibility because they have to be charged every night, students have to be careful
...ucial part in our everyday lives. Yes, students can choose a MacBook Pro or Air over a PC, even a Chrome Book, but for students looking for budget-friendly computers (trust me, there's thousands of them) I bet you that they will choose a Windows 8 or Windows 7 laptop.
The implementation of these chromebooks and the use of Google Documents and Google Classroom have really worked well in engaging the students in various lessons, activities and assessments. Through their chromebooks they are able to complete assignments and create projects to submit for review. My students enjoy the maturity of the chromebooks, and it has been an excellent assessment tool in my classroom. For example, I was able to create a Classroom Blog. Through this Blog the students able to answer my daily questions about a skill, topic, or concept we covered in class that week. It is the only homework assignment I give on Fridays. The student have the entire weekend to craft an answer and well as respond to their peers, much like we do through our Canvas Discussion assignments. I found that the students were able to express what they learned, enjoyed and and any remaining questions they may have about what we learned that week. They are asked to provide examples and proof of what they learned, so I am able to view their work and reflect on my teaching of the skills, topic or
Using tablets in the classroom would make for a more engaging and enjoyable learning experience for students. Students want to use the latest and greatest technology that there is out there. This fact is also statistically proven; a schools.com survey shows that 71% of students would like to stop using traditional textbooks and go digital, whether it be through a tablet, a laptop or other electronic device(Lynch online). The survey also stated that 62% of students would have better studying habits if given digital textbooks. In other words, the students would be more willing to study since they enjoy using the tablets in which they are studying with. Every school wants to have happy students, so they should consider putting away traditional paper textbooks and use electronic textbooks
Has your school ever considered switching from old textbooks to brand new tablets? They greatly improve schools and save them money. “Tablets can hold hundreds of textbooks on one device, plus homework, quizzes, and other files, eliminating the need for physical storage of books and classroom materials. The average tablet contains anywhere from 8 to 64 gigabytes (GB) of storage space. On the Amazon Kindle Fire, for instance, 1,000 books take up one GB of space.” Said Emily Price in her article called How Much Storage Does Your Tablet Need? Even though they can glitch and break, schools should switch from textbooks to tablets because it will help kids learn and it is cheaper to buy one tablet opposed to a few textbooks. Tablets are a better alternative. They save schools costs for supplies, like pencils, paper, scissors, and other basic supplies. A tablet costs about $300, but a textbook costs about $75, however tablets are able to store thousands of textbooks in one device, saving schools the cost of many textbooks. On average E-textbooks cost 50-60% les...
Another study shows the important use of laptops in the classroom. One study conducted by the College of Engineering at the University of Oklahoma examined student performance based on whether or not they completed assignments with or without la...
The school I student taught use Google products in conjunction with Skyward grading system and all students have Chromebooks. All students and parents have access to their grades as entered through Skyward. Class announcements and assignments can be entered into Google Classroom. I used this system for classwork, homework and announcements. I also used Remind. This is an app for cell phones that allowed me to send students reminders about many things to their cell phones; I used this to remind studtens about test and quizzes. Google Calendar was linked to a student site and my website as well as a parent site so all classroom work was available on a weekly basis. Parents were contacted via email when students’ grades dropped below a D. I also emailed parents when I felt the student was struggling or I had a concern. In addition to using technology for communication, I also used it to supplement lessons. Students and parents were given a link to my website, and the link was also posted in the announcements on Google Classroom. This website is organized by class and topic. Many supplementary videos were posted here along with my help guides that could be downloaded if lost. I also used this site to post Vittles (video tutorial) on particularly difficult problems. This app allows me to whiteboard a problem with audio and upload it to my website. Students could
To begin with, not only do tablets serve as an alternative for textbooks, it also serves a replacement for most of the school supplies and material needed in school. Imagine not rushing every morning to find your textbooks anymore as you know that all your textbooks are safely kept on your portable device. Going to school and class would be a breeze as there would be no hassle or bundle of books to carry. In addition, it also serves as resources for students to use. Most tablets hold apps that allow students to access the dictionary, thesaurus, research information, and etc. These functions will aid students and hopefully speed up the process classroom activities, since the teacher now won’t be bombarded with students who need help on the definition of a word, or where to find more information about a certain subject they are
Paper has officially been replaced with iPads. Just kidding, but there are over 1.5 million iPads that are being used in classrooms by students on a daily bases rather than using printed textbooks as main learning resources (Graduating With Technology). With recent advancements in technology, many school districts have turned the focus off traditional learning methods of using textbooks, and are now focusing on integrating the use of tablets and computers as the main means of learning for students. Technology is going to continue to advance throughout this digital age and is going to gain popularity within education, but there are questions arising of how effective technology is when used in the classroom. The opportunity of using new technology to enhance learning should be seized, but textbooks should not become extinct within the education system or become a secondary learning method due to tablets and other types of technology becoming more popular in the education system. Textbooks are reliable, they can be used by anyone, and there are enough textbooks for each student to have their own, and be able to take them home. Also, technology is impacting the way the brain receives information. Reading digital print isn't as productive for readers as printed text, and there is limited access to resources needed for tablets to be effective when used by students. While this is true there are benefits to using tablets and other forms of technology in the classroom. It is easier for teachers to have assignments emailed directly to them, or post assignments on the internet, the use of technology is required in many core classes, and textbooks are easily worn, and expensive.
The benefits of a tablet far out-weight the old school textbooks. You can fit several volumes on a tiny tablet that weighs less than a pound. You have the benefit of surfing the web to utilize other resources. You can access libraries all over the world without leaving your couch.
As more people began to access the Internet through smart phones and tablets rather than laptops and computers, it is not a surprise that they would also want to transform the American education system by bringing tablets into classrooms. In fact, a few schools around the country have already replaced textbooks with tablets and have seen improvements in students’ standardized test scores. Using tablets instead of textbooks is not only convenient and helpful, but it can also reduce the amount of paper wastes in school. However, it is not a good idea to completely transform textbooks with tablets with the current technology, for it can not only be damaging to the environment and costly to set up, but also might not be effective in improving K-12 education in the long run.
This past semester, I have tried to incorporate a variety of small learning activities that either use social media platforms or mimic the act of sharing on social media to expose students to what is possible when they choose to use social media platforms for educational and professional purposes. As I continue to expand how I use the Chromebooks more next semester, I only hope to utilize these tools more. Students need to be exposed to strong models of digital citizenship, and these activities can open up a dialogue about what that means. Also, many of the skills that they use with technology align with new Common Core State Standards.
I don’t believe many school districts thought it out has to the numerous problems they would have to face; the initial expense of the tablets, future expenses of the tablets, the malfunctions, the distractions, Wi-Fi complications. Maybe had that been tested before giving every child a tablet, my opinion would be different. Yes technology is the future but for now it is not helping our children’s education get any better.
... still give quality instruction to our children,” board chairman Ray Snow adds. “I think a trial session would be appropriate and then if successful, switch from books.” The conversion from standard textbooks to an electronic device would be a suitable move for everyone (Capek).
One benefit of computers is that they help students with school work. Students are able to find things quicker for research papers, etc. Also it can be easier for students to type instead of writing out their essays. Students can get ideas from people through blogs and chat. ( Christine Zuchora - Walske 61)