Krystale Agnew

Mrs. E. Pugh

Textbooks should be replaced by laptops and computers

Textbooks harder to findLaptops cost money but so do textbooks

Computers replacing textbooks is more convenient and useful

Books go out of dateBooks cost money to replace

Lots of free educational material online

Quick and far more convenient than a big textbook

Textbooks require paperCost 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

Books are extremely heavy and require paper

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.

Has educational games ,video’s and projects on the web

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› Experimentatio

n› Higher rates of

peer mentoring

Students will be free to explore the ability of the technology more completely

Every student will have access to all programs

Computers & Laptops Replacing Textbooks