Putting Electronics In Schools

Schools now are integrating the use of electronics more and more. There is a belief that this can be helpful to children or it could be harmful. Before the use of electronics in schools the only way to write your notes and turn papers in were to handwrite them. There was never a different way to have your notes rather than writing them until the introduction of electronics now days. The use of electronics in the classroom has many pros to it and can be very helpful to the students. The use of a tablet given to students by the school can be a thing that is helpful to both the students and the faculty (tablet-textbooks). The use of a tablet can allow for students to have all of their textbooks on them. Having textbooks on their tablets is really easy to carry and allows them to do their homework basically anywhere they go. This causes for carrying around the tablet which is one to two pounds compared to the heavy weight that would normally have to be carried around with textbooks. According to some studies technology based instructions help students learn material 30-80% faster (digital textbook). They also remove the necessity of classroom materials due to being able to do homework, quizzes, files, and other required materials on the tablet. This lessens the use of having to use paper which lessens the …show more content…
This has the ability to help students better themselves and make the learning process better for them. It also has the good side of being able to save money. When students are able to email their work they don’t have to use as much paper. In the same way that the textbooks are also less than what would be if you bought a paper textbook. Electronic notes allow a new way to take your notes and take them anywhere with you. We have grown from a way of paper and writing everything out, to a new way of using electronics in almost everything that we