Tablets/computers are significantly lighter than textbooks. Having multiple textbooks in students backpacks can cause serious back problems or injuries. “Chiropractors recommend that students carry less than 15% of their body weight in their backpacks. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission states that in the 2011-2012 school year, more than 13,700 students aged 5 to 18 were treated for injuries related to backpacks” (ProCon 3). Tablets/computers can cause eye strains from use for an extended amount of time without breaks within the time. Tablets/computers can also cause headaches, blurred vision, and dry eyes. “The more serious problems include strain on multiple muscles, carpal tunnel syndrome, neck pain, shoulder pain, and fibromyalgia” (ProCon …show more content…
Tablets/computers need to be used over textbooks in a classroom. Textbooks may have excellent features within them, but it does not contain anything a tablet/computer does not have. Textbooks do not have a way to ensure students are not cheating. They lack educational games that are available with tablets/computers. The cost of textbooks is rapidly increasing and become outdated in just a matter of a few years. Textbooks may cause serious physical and painful problems for students over the years of his/her schooling. Tablets/computers have shown an increase on standardized test scores, and helps prepare students for college or a career after high