Should Print Textbooks Be Replaced by eBooks on Tablets?

i prefer textbooks....my laptop jst stop working and i cannnnn't woork NOW....wtheck ..we need textbooks mmmman

Absolutely not. Hitler would have loved this! Some unknown committee could hit “delete” on any book that opposes thier adjenda.

I use both but I'm much satisfied with my old text books, however tablet pc gives me helps in some places.

Hell Yeah!!! Less books to CARRY!!! Did they ever think about the back that were damaged by those things!?!?!?!?!?!?

If, and only if, every child has a tablet with two spare batteries, the textbook pages will except annotation so the kids can add notes, and some provision is made for a long term power failure.

Maybe when tablets become shatter proof. Also, it'd be much easier to get distracted using a tablet. With a textbook at least you're forced to stare at the content, but with tablets there are tons of other apps.

I think that we should still have workbooks but I think that we should have our textbooks online and we should have a tablet or NetBook for taking notes and to look up our textbooks. In Noblesville Indiana we are allowed phones in classrooms but some teachers don't like the policy so they have the right to say that they don't wont phones in their classroom, if you get caught texting in class you get in a lot of trouble. We are also allowed almost all electronic devices.

This eliminates replacing books every few years. Or using books that are 20 years old.

I would love the idea of kids being able to take notes in their books and keep them. I also think that there should be a refundable fee paid for books that discourage kids from destroying books during the school year.

I believe it should kids can't ruin textbooks if it's on a tablet and we won't have to waste paper cause every 7 years the textbook must be thrown away and replaced with a more up to date version

If there is homework, not everyone can afford to buy an e-book. ot have a comp. to download and e-book. NO NO NO

It could save money and room, kids wouldn't have to lug around 50 pounds worth of text books! That and it could keep students more organized and it would save on the cost of printing.

I THINK THAT TECHNOLOGY WILL FINALLY (HOPEFULLY) REPLACE 99% OF PAPER BOOKS! I WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

I don't think that all paper books should be replaced. I, for one, love being able to hold the actual book in my hand and be able to physically turn the pages. However, I don't get that same joy out of holding 10 pound text books.

It does save trees but there is nothing like holding a physical book and turning the page.

It should be an option but they shouldn't completely replace them. I'm personally a fan of hand turning and bookmarking pages; and occasionally highlighting.

It hurts my eyes to look at a brighted screen all day I would rather have something that is just printed

If we change out books for technology then we're just getting straight out lazy. There's no other emporering experience like opening a book and reading it. Technology has to much control over education these days , what happend to teachers actualy teaching our kids? Now they just tell them to get out a laptop and read the lesson. No That behavior is unacceptable. I vote for text books, and handwritten test's. Thats how we began and thats how it should stay.

Absolutely not! We are rearing an entire generation totally dependent upon technology. What if technology fails? There is something to be said for holding a book in your hand and turning the pages as you read it. There is a lot to be said for the more permanence of books vs an e reader or tablet. I lugged my books about and it did not kill me. Besides books are less likely to get stolen as opposed to electronic devices!

I can see some advantages (save a tree, have the most up-to-date info) but not everywhere.

Noo!! Never in this world!, For no reason!! An ebook could never be better than a printed book, that´s why multimedia resources exist to help but not to have them instead...

Kids today can't read now and they can't even write a letter. Books are the only way to go !

I like the idea of a tablet textbook, but I also like having a written textbook. I feel tablets containing textbooks are more of a personal preference and should be optional for each student depending on their personal preference and what they can afford.

it will be more easier to plus there will be less weight for students to carry over their back therefore they are better

Some students will come in with a lame excuse, "My battery ran down & won't hold a charge."

Why not...save some trees.

WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD COMPUTERS?

can't?

sorry, those who can't afford computers

Yes that way you have more lesson to with a ebook

No , textbooks are better and they don't hurt your eyes

It would be a lot better on student's backs, than the present backpacks loaded with books! I foresee a time where students will get tablets with the subjects pre-loaded on them, so they can be used to ONLY study with. On exam days, students could not bring them into the classroom, or there could be a signal to turn off that particular subject matter. But, it's coming, I think...

Less paper right? You know what would be even better?
If teachers actually got to write their own curriculum instead of copying from a textbook? Why do Americans who are so "independent" have to follow so many things?

The written word is not as easily changed as the eword and therefore I believe there always needs to be a written hard copy somewhere for reference purposes. The right hacker could very easily rewrite history for instance and change some very important facts. Could you imagine if someone started teaching that there was never a Holocaust? That's sarcasm people, you need to recognize.

God no. I cannot read a book unless it is printed. Sorry trees but I can't stare at a damn screen all day.

We are already getting taxed to death. Who is going to pay for these devices?

For the basic classes such as english grammer, mathematics, social science, and; to a lesser extent; science, and most business education courses, printed textbooks have seen their day. New technology is the only way to fly for these classes. When it comes to the trade classes, such as agriculture, industrial arts, homemaking, and also, humanities classes such as art, music, and acting, and maybe a few science classes, new technology will not quite fill the bill here. In such cases as these, it is still too complicated to subplant
hard copy textbooks with the new technology at the present time. All of these classes
mandate a certain type of hands on approach that frequently neccessatates a hard copy textbook. While modern technology can very effectively suppliment the use of hard copy
textbooks, when it is applied judiciously, it can't very effectively replace them at the present
time. Also PE and atheletics, both of which have always made, at best, only minimal use
of printed textbooks will unlikely be able to benefit anymore than minimally from the new technology either.

Gee what happens when the thing crashes or is ripped off then what you just go without textbooks for the semester? What of the students who can't swing the money for a tablet oh let me guess the Feds/state or city will just cough up the cash?

Yes. We're already broke as it is and schools these days are just getting lazy. Kids need that real teaching experience instead of a screen.

During my teaching career, textbook prices increased dramatically.( I can only imagine what they cost now.) But students had no respect for them, and they came back in terrible condition, if at all. I think school districts would save much needed $ if they could use ebooks, and they could probably get new editions every year. Students are used to digital technology, so they would have no trouble using them, and an e reader would be so much easier to carry than a huge book bag. Homework could be done online and submitted as soon as completed. I think it's a great idea.