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Many schools have switched from using paper textbooks to iPads or chromebooks, which allow students to access online textbooks. But is this a good change? There are many factors that need to be put into consideration, including the age group of a kids receiving the technology, the classes this tool can be used for, and the children’s ability to interact with others.

Many educators are embracing the use of electronic textbooks for a variety of reasons. Ken White, an instructor at Everett Community College, points out that some older students may have a hard time transitioning to e-textbooks but younger generations of students will be much more successful at making the conversion (Moving towards virtual textbooks). The trend seems to be that electronic devices of all sorts are becoming more and more popular. As these devices continue to permeate our culture, integrating them as soon and as frequently as possible into the classroom will help students adjust to using them now and in the future. White even uses the new textbook format because, “[Electronic textbooks] make me really look at my teaching” (Moving towards virtual textbooks). As a teacher, he is adopting the trend of going digital. By re-evaluating his teaching method, he will be able to approach his subject from a different angle that might be more

Marc Presnky argues that college should ban the use of physical books to encourage the use of electronic books. He gives three reasons to support his argument. The author of the article “College Should Mandate That All Textbooks Be Digitized” states three main advantages of having a bookless higher education. He believes that society should move beyond “physical books of the past” in order to move “education into the future” (Presnky). By employing the use of digitized books, Presnky believes that people will have features not quickly available to physical books such as comments or analysis about a book. Lastly, Presnky believes the biggest advantage of fully transitioning to e-books is the liberation of ideas from printed pages. He thinks

4In the digital age, everyone has to do some electronic reading. That said, people may still need paper for some

With the advancement in technology digital textbooks have made significant changes in today’s ability to access textbooks. The question is at what cost? According to the FCC’s evaluation on Project Red each school could save $250 per student, per year with the use of digital textbooks. The argument here is that schools are using textbooks that are 7-10 years out of date. However, if a school is saving the money

In 2007 Amazon had released the Kindle. Over 43 million sold, the Kindle had allowed for people to read and buy books at the touch of their fingertips. Ever since the Kindle appeared, electronic books have been a controversial topic. The subject at hand was whether you should be reading electronically or paper. Reading on paper than electronically is more beneficial because it helps you stay focused on the text.

LAST week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan declared a war on paper textbooks. “Over the next few years,” he said in a speech at the National Press Club, “textbooks should be obsolete.” In their place would come a variety of digital-learning technologies, like e-readers and multimedia Web sites.

Some people claimed that printed books are easier to read and convince to turn pages than e-books; however, e-books have multiple negative effects on health. People health is the most important priority in their lives so they must take high care about their health to minimize complications of severe diseases. Most of the people carry backpack daily to work or school and it contains heavy things like books. It can cause harmful effects and chronic diseases to your body. A musculoskeletal system which represents shape, perform control and activity of our body could be affected. Carrying multiple books on your back lead to negative effects on the function of the musculoskeletal system and cause chronic diseases such as back pain, neck pain, and shoulder pain, hip joint pain.

Since the advancement of technology, schools have considered replacing textbooks with tablets. According to a 2012 report from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), schools spend more than $7 billion dollars on outdated textbooks a year. It has become a major problem. With all the outrageous expenses including paper, printing, and publishing costs that go towards printing textbooks, schools should consider using tablets instead of books for students to use. Therefore, buying tablets would make it more affordable and convenient for schools to receive new information with digital textbooks. However, teachers feel as though tablets would be a distraction in the classroom by having students pay attention to apps, email, and games instead of improving their learning. Tablets can help students improve their learning by providing digital textbooks and educational apps, prevents backpack-related injuries, and increases standardized test scores.

Many people think books are just words printed on a page that is only used when needed, however, that is not always correct. Books are a way for the reader to see into the mind of the author and experience their thoughts and emotions. In today’s technological era, books are evolving to become available electronically, rather than the printed books society is familiar with. People speculate whether or not these electronic books, or e-books, are more beneficial than paper books. To determine which is better, they may take into consideration the availability, convenience, and connection to the paper books and e-books. Paper and electronic books have advantages and disadvantages, but they both are similar in that they allow the reader to experience a new world that was previously only experienced by the author.

Electronic textbooks are more portable and convenient as they can be accessed by a tablet, downloaded onto a computer or accessed via the internet. The technological benefits available on an electronic textbook are endless. The audio and video capabilities will liven up learning and change the way students understand and retain the material. The emergence of three-dimensional technology may also play a role in the near future. In addition, digital textbooks are much more user friendly. Studying for tests will be more efficient as highlighted notes can be easily transferred into electronic note cards for memorization. The main downside to electronic textbooks is that students will have to purchase a reading device, tablet, laptop or smartphone in order to view digital textbooks away from home or on the go. Most college students have already made this investment prior to starting college.

Therefore, students will not have any diseases of skeletal system and grow healthily in adulthood. Moreover, Embong et al. (2012) highlights that electronic textbook is economical for parents. Firstly, parents do not need to have high disbursement on purchasing electronic textbook because there are subsidies and loan of equipments from schools. Secondly, electronic textbook has longer shelf life, thus parents do not need to buy numerous print textbooks which can be damaged easily. Also, Shepperd et al. (2008) states that the cost of electronic textbooks is relatively low since it can be updated and the costs of production are lower. Additionally, the research by Maynard & Cheyne (2005) highlights that there are differences between the academic results of students who use electronic textbook and that of students who use traditional print textbooks. To begin with, they demonstrate that students who use electronic textbook have significantly higher test results in group test but not in individual test. Overall, they tend to have better results than those who use print textbooks because of several reasons. Firstly, the electronic textbook can attract the focus of

Books have been around for a substantial amount of time, but new technology now provides an advanced type of book called the ebook. The ebook does everything a normal book does, except instead of the words being on paper the words are on a digital screen. The e-reader does have other capabilities than just being a book, it can download other useful apps that can help you through your day. The question is are these other capabilities hurting or helping the reading experience, and should we trade our paper books for ebooks. Comprehension and connection, durability, and health benefits are reasons to keep your traditional books.

In today’s world, time matters. The desire to access information immediately is more than ever. Banks become digital for people to retrieve their balance, mails become digital for people to read and reply instantly, and the advertisements have also become digital for people to find resources they need. It seems like everything is improving and getting better, but books are not. In fact, there is nothing much to expand beyond ink on papers. What if books become digital too? The twin of its print version in digital form, so-called electronic book. It is a book that is readable on every electronic device. Whether it is a computer, tablet, or a smartphone, e-book can be open at anytime and anywhere. I love books, the printed ones, but there

20 years ago, many families had basic cable TV’s and computers the size of a desk in an elementary classroom. As the years passed, computers got smaller and smaller and finally reached the size where they could fit into a small backpack. Because of that, and because of the recent push to turn the world into a greener, more environmentally clean planet, public schools throughout America decided to kick textbooks to the curb in order to cut printing to save trees and to cut the costs that come along with putting the books together and distributing them. These same schools across the nation have taken the technological plunge and have begun to replace textbooks in K-12 schools with their electronic equivalent, tablets and e-books. Among these