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Tablet vs. Textbook

What’s the Purpose?

ProCon.org

This website doesn’t have one specific author. It is simply a website that offers information on different subjects in

a way that is not biased and in no way is affected by personal or political views.

• Deputy editor of CURRENTS, the

member magazine for the Council for the Advancement

& Support of Education

CONCLUSION 1. Tablets contain may technological features that cannot be

found in print textbooks. 2. Manufacturing tablets is environmentally destructive and

dangerous to human health. 3. Print textbooks are heavy and cause injuries, while a tablet

only weights 1-2 pounds. 4. A broken tablet requires an experienced technician to fix,

which can be costly and time-consuming. 5. Tablets help students better prepare for a world immersed in

technology. 6. Print textbooks cannot crash, freeze, or get hacked. 7. On a tablet, e-textbooks can be updated instantly to get new

editions or information. 8. The average battery life of a tablet is 7.26 hours, shorter

than the length of a school day.

Question for the Future

Utimately, would tablets logically be the better option for students to use?

Works Cited About Me. (2012, November 6). Retrieved October 2, 2015.

Dell, G. (2014, June 23). Tablets rewrite the classroom rules. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

Tablets vs. Textbooks - ProCon.org. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2015.