An increasing number of schools provide tablets and laptop computers for students to use in school, replacing books and other printed materials like exams and assignments. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?

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of studying materials has become a part and parcel of today’s education system as we live in the ever-developing world, where schools need to keep up with technologies and switch from print textbooks and other materials to digital ones.

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trend is expanding among a great number of schools and comes with a set of pros and cons. The main benefit of using computers in schools is that they are

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technologies that allow implementing into the process of education various apps. These apps involve a range of video and audio material in the play form, that leads to the increase of student’s interest and ability to learn as it provides them with the knowledge in the form that they are used to.

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, with the help of

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teachers get the opportunity to keep track of the involvement and achievements of their students. According to the recent research of Oxford University, the schools where the use of technologies has been integrated into the schooling have enhanced student’s participation in studies on 30%.

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, the substitution of paper-based materials on computer-based ones can lead to the problem of gadget overuse.

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children spend most of their time using mobile phones and computers. In case of letting them stare at the screens for the whole day is likely to become a reason for the problems with both physical and mental health. The former is about vision impairment and the latter is about nervousness. The scientists from Cornell University claim that children spending more than 5 hours during the days in the gadgets are prone to be irritated when communicating with other people. In conclusion, replacing printed textbooks with digital materials has as the upside as the downside. The good side is that it delivers the efficient way of studying for both students and teachers,

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, it can lead to the overload of time spent in front of the screen. If the administrations of schools wisely and thoroughly consider all the aspects of the implementation of technologies into schools, it will surely prevent all the negative effects and improve the education system wherever it is possible.