Are you tired of kids complaining how their backpacks are too heavy? Think about it this way. The students in high school should be able to have netbooks instead of textbooks in their locker. Textbooks are too heavy, netbooks are faster and easier to use, and also much smaller than textbooks.
Netbooks are lighter than textbooks. The average weight of a netbook is between three fourths and two pounds. The average weight of a high school textbook is five pounds (Tablets). If high school students carry four textbooks in their book bags, that is twenty pounds, so if they have netbooks the book bags will be much easier to lift. When they have homework, unlike textbooks the netbook will be easier to carry home in a bookbag and less dangerous injuries to their backs. “According to data from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, over the period from 1994-2000 more than 23,000 youths ages 6 to 18 were treated in emergency rooms for backpack-related injuries” (Tablets).
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If you do it faster you can get a little more work done (Grimes). When you are through with all your work most of the time it looks neater than hand writing it. Also when using the netbooks they are much easier to handle than high school textbooks because of the difference in size.
When you are using a netbook its considerably smaller than a textbook and is easier to use because there are no pages to worry about ripping every time you read a story. You also have a lot more storage space in places such as lockers, desks, and backpacks because netbooks can hold hundreds of textbooks, homework, and quizzes for students and teachers (Tablets). Even in colleges students think textbooks should be replaced by netbooks. When remodeling libraries students that have graduated are more likely to get a better welcoming with more room for netbooks in the students lockers
In addition, textbooks are heavy to carry around and it takes longer to find a page. Likewise with digital textbooks they are compatible with tablets, smartphones, and laptops; it’s much easier to carry around and affordable price. However, some people may argue that digital textbooks can be a distraction for people because they would not bother read anymore. The author and poet Dana Gioia argues that electronics alternatives may be a bad influence that will lead society to not read anymore. Gioia complicates matters further when she writes, “While no single activity is responsible for the decline in reading, the cumulative presence and availability of electronic alternatives increasingly have drawn Americans away from reading” (161). I think Gioia is mistaken because she overlooks on electronics being a bad influence; but doesn’t see the benefits of electronics. To demonstrate, most of my textbooks are digital, which I can easily carry my tablet around where ever I go. Also, I save more money on digital textbooks and are simple to annotated the text. Journalist Ellen Lee interview a student from Liberty University, and he states that he prefers digital textbooks because he can tap his iPad, opens the digital copy and quickly open the page. Nevertheless, he also like digital textbooks because it has a feature that allows to highlight and mark the
Textbooks are not small at all. Carrying heavy things can really damage your back. Then kids might miss school because they had to go to the doctor. Most of the time when you have a textbook it could be outdated. Chromebooks are way lighter and there information is more recent than a textbooks. Kid who are coming from health or gym will be tired. Carrying textbooks will make them more tired. Then they could fall asleep. Stress from being in middle school I know stress. If you grab the wrong textbook , lose your homework and
After shoving all the books, folders, binders, workbooks, pencil bags, a backpack, a coat, and addition items into the locker, barely any room remains. This usually resorts in the demolishing of expensive textbooks by students which is highly wasteful. This is one prime reason chromebooks were seeked out by school districts and welcomed by so many. The chromebook is lightweight, usually weighing approximately 3 pounds, is very slim in size, and is generally eleven to twelve inches in length (Chromebooks and Education: A Perfect Match). One may conclude the chromebook is merely another pricey item to place in a student’s locker, but the chromebook actually allows for students to have online textbooks, email, additional Apps, and a Google Docs. These features may seem miniscule, but to users the chromebook combines all the necessities into one small device. All of the tools that could be found in a student’s locker can be found on the chromebook which makes life a lot easier for students to transport and organize. This feature makes the chromebook desired by many including the school because less money is spent purchasing new textbooks for students, and by the students because instead of having to lug around textbooks, folders, and binders from classroom to classroom, only a chromebook is
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.
writing your notes longhand, you are able to memorize your studies more and do better on a test.
BOOM!, BOOM!, BOOM!, explosions, ash, carbon dioxide and, magma going everywhere burning buildings and people, starting to kill people every second. This can only mean one thing the volcano is erupting and a bad one, this volcano is called Mount Vesuvius this eruption covered Pompeii with layers of ash and hardened magma until Pompeii was rediscovered as the result of intentional excavations in 1748 by the Spanish military engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre. There is a fiction and nonfiction version of the story of pompeii one story is by Louis Untermeyer The Dog of Pompeii is fiction and one other story by Robert Silverberg called Pompeii which is nonfiction.
Though printed books require additional costs such as printing, publishing, branding and merchandising, many students prefer them because no prior experience of technology is required. A major drawback with the e-books is that they use batteries in order to function. Generally speaking, with the option of print books, students do not need to access an e-reading device. In terms of tangibility, they are able to put marks and take down mental notes as an effective method of understanding. Students can even reread various paragraphs and interpret them from different perspectives, even after years. However, this is not possible with e-books because the pages students read on devices, are transient. Moreover, students are unable to preserve such books, even after long periods of
Along with these problems, some professors demand a specific edition of textbooks, which would cost hundreds of dollars more than the older version, and the only difference students can find is the physical appearance of the books. The California Student Public Interest Research Group published a study in 2004 that found new editions cost 58 percent more than older editions and newer editions are not that different from previous editions (PresslerE01). Therefore, expenses on text books must be reduced as it has a direct effect on students’ performance. In addition, it can be accessible anywhere at any time, so, students shouldn’t carry heavy textbooks all the time.
With technology progressing from drones fulfilling shipments to electronic books becoming cheaper, major companies such as Apple and Amazon have had a big impact on not only the tech industry but the publishing industry as well. Companies are outputting resources like IBook’s and the Kindle bookstore to take full advantage of the transition to digital publishing. As a result of this we have greener, more budget friendly books, and outdated traditional copies of text. With the introduction to these resources it is making the lives of students and the mass market more convenient. Students are now able to purchase books on one device that won’t weigh their bags down on a daily basis. Companies have created bookstores that can be accessed from devices that we use every day, resulting in paperless copies of books that are substantially cheaper than the traditional hard copy. E-books are replacing physical books and textbooks rapidly, and as a result they are becoming more widely and readily available for students.
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.
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.
Getting educated is one of the most important things in life when it comes to getting a good future. By developing good knowledge of schooling, it helps establish and maintain new information as needed throughout the real world. As books are one the essential tools in learning, eBooks are being used in a everyday lifestyle. Traveling to get away places from city life, helps give reading a comforting feel. Students that use print books are eventually going to use ebooks in the future. By educating students with ebooks, it is more efficient than carrying textbooks; ebooks is more convenient and reliable to read, write and store notes. Print books are being replaced by eBooks, it helps on keeping files together and it makes notes
E-book being portable can help one to carry a large number of books in a compact device weightlessly and effortlessly. E-book need not having to be printed saves the cost for ink, paper and binding. E-book does not need transportation which decreases the use of fuel and helps the environment. E-book has all the feature of an e-book in one place adding up to its cognitive benefit. Overall e-book is a well structured
Electronic devices are easy carry and a device can carry thousands of books and a large content of data.
“Schools are “implementing a ‘rent-to-own’ program, so that the book rental fees students once had to pay for textbooks can become rent-to-own- fees for tablets”. (Armstrong 2014) This is a great idea because not only are the students getting the technology they need they are also going to eliminate the need for paper or hard cover books. E-books are becoming super popular and most textbooks are switching to e-copies. Not only are these book cheaper but as long as the child has their piece of technology they will always have their books. Many e-books now have interactive learning built