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Krystale Agnew. Mrs. E. P ugh. Textbooks should be replaced by laptops and computers. Textbooks harder to find Laptops cost money but so do textbooks. Computers replacing textbooks is more convenient and useful. Books go out of date Books cost money to replace.
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Krystale Agnew Mrs. E. Pugh
Textbooks harder to find • Laptops cost money but so do textbooks
Books go out of date • Books cost money to replace
Lots of free educational material online Quick and far more convenient than a big textbook
Textbooks require paper • Cost of printing will go down if books are used less
Every student will have access to all programs • If you have a cd for the laptop there is no need for ink or binding
Lessons assembled from the wealth of free courseware, educational games, videos and projects on the web • Teachers will no longer have to deal with students complaining that they could not get to the library or lab to do assignments
Takes three months to get new books • There are sometimes a shortage of books
Laptops make learning more interesting. • Allow for more interactivity with subjects by using multimedia methods.
Help teach remedial courses • Help meet testing requirements • Students learn better writing styles due to instantaneous corrections
Laptops can enhance student learning overall • Can move a classroom toward a more collaborative method of learning
Students write longer, more complete assignments • Due to the use of word processing and better resource searching ability
Laptops allow students to become more enthusiastic and involved with their learning
Laptops offer more project –based learning more • Motivation • Experimentation • Higher rates of peer mentoring
Students will be free to explore the ability of the technology more completely