As More Schools Embrace Tablets, Do Textbooks Have a Fighting Chance?

                        In As More Schools Embrace Tablets, Do Textbooks Have a Fighting Chance?, by 

Brenda Alvarez on neaToday, Alvarez points our the good and bad of tablets in classrooms and even

though she states the cons she still acknowledges the achievements made in classrooms. Alvarez 

sheds light that tablets are useful because they are up to date with latest versions of textbooks and

information and creates a diverse learning environment. However, Alvarez also discusses the cons 

that some school's wi-fi can not handle tablets and they are to expensive for schools to afford.

                        Analyze: Tablets seem to still have pro and cons when it comes to classroom use. 

Furthermore, with the data stated in the article it clearly shows the evolution in technology in 

classrooms is inevitable and what really needs to happen is find ways to fix the issues with tablets. 

In addition, since tablets need to be checked on and updated this requires some teachers to be

tech-wizs which most aren't so it and it also becomes a tough and time consuming job for teachers to 

run and figure out plans with the new various tools at their disposal. On the other hand the variety of 

tools can make their teaching more effective because teachers can create lesson plans for students

with tablets that can be more interesting and effective making tablets great. One big issue is noted

to school districts and schools with less funding than others because since these schools already used 

their money for tablets how can they possibly have money for technical support which can make 

tablets ineffective because they can't be fixed or updated to reach its full potential. In conclusion, 

tablets are on the rise however, I believe they shouldn't replace textbooks because they introduce 

funding and technological issues that result in gap between poor and rich even though their is some 

positive results.

Alvarez, Brenda. "As More Schools Embrace Tablets, Do Textbooks Have a Fighting Chance? - NEA Today." NEA Today. 31 July 2013. Web. 08 Feb. 2016. <http://neatoday.org/2013/07/31/as-more-schools-embrace-tablets-do-textbooks-have-a-fighting-chance-2/>.