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This Is a Blog written by a teacher sharing 9 Pros and 8 Cons with I pad use int the classroom.

This Is a Blog written by a teacher sharing 9 Pros and 8 Cons with I pad use int the classroom.

This source breaks down some of the main pros and cons regarding the issue of promoting tablets in the classroom for grades K-12. Major points are addressed such as the health controversy, financial adjustments, distractibility, etc. Interesting statistics about number of e-books purchased and usage is presented, along with statistics about expenses of the electronic book options. I found this source by Googleing, "digital books vs textbooks, pros and cons".

pros and cons of ipads

Thoughts from a teacher giving the pros and cons of digital print, as well as providing some other articles and research about the print to digital movement and how one best adjusts to it

Real teachers discuss the pros and cons of tablets in the classroom. North Carolina middle schools receive 15,450 tablets for educational purposes and discuss their impact on learning. K-12 schools spend $17 billion annually on instructional materials and technology.

Survey results and other studies conducted on how well online learning works for students, and the pros and cons to online learning

This article is an interview of Dr. Bruce. It is about the pros and cons of using technology in the classroom. He touches on the subject about appropriate and negative uses of technology.

This article explained the pros and cons of using tablets(Ipads) over textbooks. Some ideas that were discussed were; the idea that tablets reduce paper waste, so they are better for the environment. Another idea was brought up about price, textbooks in schools is a 8 billion dollar industry where as tablets are a 35 billion dollar industry.

Article that interviews teachers and advocates for and against in-class tablet use. Looks at the pros and cons of tablet technology particularly in elementary schools. Looks into the ways technology in classrooms can negatively and positively affect student performance and student-teacher relationships.

Talks about a report of online education among high school students. States how the growth of this method is not enough to keep up with all the students that want to enroll.