Schools are using more technology to educate students every day. Should textbooks also be digitized or should schools continue using physical textbooks?
Yes, tablets should replace textbooks.
Incorporating new technology into education can support students' learning and is more environmentally friendly in the long run, ultimately becoming a game-changer in education.
Learning on tablets is better for the environment
Using electronic textbooks will greatly reduce the carbon footprint that the education sector makes.
Some textbooks contain terms or information which has been disproven or removed from the curriculum since the publish date. Tablets would remove this issue.
Tablets are a new technology and may be at times unreliable. Its versatility is also a weakness, and not all schools can accommodate such mediums of education.
Tablets can make students easily distracted
It is easy to switch to other non-educational tasks on a tablet.
Studies suggest that continued exposure to blue light over time could lead to damaged retinal cells. This can cause vision problems like age-related macular degeneration.
Tablets should be considered an optional alternative
To accommodate the needs and circumstances of every student, tablets should be considered optional and continue to be promoted as an ideal medium of instruction.
Students should be allowed to choose their preferred learning style
With newly introduced methods of learning and studying, preferences would be diversified as well.
