Tablet is better than a Textbook
Good afternoon everyone, im here today to persuade you that tablets are better than textbooks especially in our generation today.
But first I must define shortly what is a tablet. A tablet is ...
So how tablets surpass the importance and usefulness of textbooks?
1. Tablets help students learn more material faster. Technology-based instruction can reduce the time students take to reach a learning objective by 30-80%.
2. 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.
3. Tablets contain many technological features that cannot be found in print textbooks. It gives users the ability to highlight and edit text and write notes without ruining a textbook for the next user. Tablets have a search function, a backlighting option to read in low light, and a built-in dictionary. Interactive diagrams and videos increase student creativity, motivation, attentiveness, and engagement with classroom materials.
4. Print textbooks are heavy and cause injuries, while a tablet only weighs 1-2 pounds. Pediatricians recommend that students carry less than 15% of their body weight in a backpack, but the combined average weight of textbooks in History, Mathematics, Science, and Reading/Language Arts exceeds this percentage at nearly all grade levels from 1-12.
5. On a tablet, e-textbooks can be updated instantly to get new editions of books or information. Schools will not have to constantly purchase new hardware, software, or new physical copies of textbooks.Too many students are using books that are 7-10 years old with outdated material. Tablets are especially beneficial for subjects that constantly change, such as biology or computer science.
6. Tablets also allow teachers to better
But first I must define shortly what is a tablet. A tablet is ...
So how tablets surpass the importance and usefulness of textbooks?
1. Tablets help students learn more material faster. Technology-based instruction can reduce the time students take to reach a learning objective by 30-80%.
2. 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.
3. Tablets contain many technological features that cannot be found in print textbooks. It gives users the ability to highlight and edit text and write notes without ruining a textbook for the next user. Tablets have a search function, a backlighting option to read in low light, and a built-in dictionary. Interactive diagrams and videos increase student creativity, motivation, attentiveness, and engagement with classroom materials.
4. Print textbooks are heavy and cause injuries, while a tablet only weighs 1-2 pounds. Pediatricians recommend that students carry less than 15% of their body weight in a backpack, but the combined average weight of textbooks in History, Mathematics, Science, and Reading/Language Arts exceeds this percentage at nearly all grade levels from 1-12.
5. On a tablet, e-textbooks can be updated instantly to get new editions of books or information. Schools will not have to constantly purchase new hardware, software, or new physical copies of textbooks.Too many students are using books that are 7-10 years old with outdated material. Tablets are especially beneficial for subjects that constantly change, such as biology or computer science.
6. Tablets also allow teachers to better