In Schools Dump Textbooks for iPods, Laptops, by Rachel Martin & Christine
Brouwer on ABC News, Martin and Brouwer argue that schools need to get rid of textbooks
completely and bring in Laptops and iPads as primary learning tools. Martin and Brouwer first give
examples of schools that are already giving up textbooks and they argue that they are too outdated
and can actually come out to be cheaper because districts won't have to pay for new textbooks
editions each one to two years. However, Martin and Brouwer shed light on the cons of tablets
in schools as they can bring distractions but they counter this by claiming that its going to help
students multitask and that it isn't problem because schools block the social media programs that
distract students.
Analysis: So many schools are already making the switch to tablets and claiming that it
isn't causing problem. Also, according to the article tablets are making learning and teaching much
easier resulting in students being able to learn much better and succeed in school. Furthermore, cost
is broken down and the fact of the matter is that tablets can be much cheaper for districts which can
make it more appealing however, the issue is, do school districts actually have the money to buy
these tablets. In addition students are using Twitter to learn but this only causes a distraction and it
can't possibly help multi-tasking if students are just goofing off on Twitter instead of paying attention
to the lesson or the teacher. Then is there is the issue that students need to adapt to these new devices
and according the article some students are struggling which can hurt them in learning and
waste time in order for them to get the hang of the technology. In reality though textbooks are
becoming an old tactic and social media is the new thing that is being put inside the younger
generations head and even though tablets are the new tactic it may not always seem that new is better
therefore textbooks shouldn't be replaced despite its age.
MARTIN, RACHEL, and CHRISTINE BROUWER. "Schools Dump Textbooks for IPods, Laptops." ABC News. ABC, 13 Sept. 2009. Web. 28 Feb. 2016. <http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/ipods-laptops-replacing-school-textbooks/story?id=8563292>
This is a well writen analysis I assume that it actually took time.nicely done
ReplyDeleteYpur summary covered all the main points of the article and the introductory sentence was good. The analysis covered viewpoints of people who are in favor of iPads and those who are against it.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of this problem before but if I hadn't this blog post would have helped me understand the topic better. Your intro could have been a bit more detailed and also your analysis could have been helped with some quotes from your article.
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