Mrs. E. Pugh
Textbooks should be
replaced by laptops and
computers
Textbooks harder to find
Laptops cost money but so do
textbooks
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Computers
replacing
textbooks is
more
convenient
and useful
Books go out of
date
Books cost money
to replace
Lots of free educational
material online
Quick and far more
convenient than a big
textbook
Textbooks require
paper
Cost of printing will
go down if books
are used less
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Every student will
have access to all
programs
If you have a cd
for the laptop
there is no need
for ink or binding
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Lessons
assembled from
the wealth of free
courseware,
educational
games, videos
and projects on
the web
Teachers will no
longer have to
deal with students
complaining that
they could not
get to the library
or lab to do
assignments
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Books are
extremely
heavy and
require
paper
Takes three
months to get
new books
 There are
sometimes a
shortage of
books
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Laptops make
learning more
interesting.
 Allow for more
interactivity with
subjects by using
multimedia
methods.
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Has educational
games ,video’s
and projects on
the web
Help teach
remedial courses
 Help meet testing
requirements
 Students learn
better writing styles
due to
instantaneous
corrections
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Laptops can
enhance student
learning overall
 Can move a
classroom
toward a more
collaborative
method of
learning

Students write
longer, more
complete
assignments
 Due to the
use of word
processing
and better
resource
searching
ability
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Laptops allow
students to
become more
enthusiastic
and involved
with their
learning

Laptops offer
more project –
based learning
more
› Motivation
› Experimentation
› Higher rates of
peer mentoring
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Students will be
free to explore
the ability of the
technology more
completely
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Every
student will
have access
to all
programs