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?

In a quest of finding alternatives to books and other printed materials for tasks and examinations ,especially with a growing number of innovative AR or desktop and mobile applications for the education systems,

for instance

, numerous schools supply

gadgets

like handy computers and tablets. In

this

essay, I shall draw some key points of the pros and cons of allowing

students

to use

gadgets

in the classroom.   Some would argue that delivering facilities like these surely allow

students

to not bring their heavy books which sometimes leads to several health issues.

For example

, bringing some scientific textbooks like Physics Universe by Halliday and Resnick affected back pain.

Therefore

it is certainly the case that learning with laptops and tablets enables

students

to retain their stamina during study hours which usually take more than 12 hours. 

Nonetheless

, in reality, there are a number of

students

who could not able to focus on the materials given by the teachers because of gadget distraction. Based on my fellow teacher's experience, one of her

students

was not answering the teacher's question when it comes to cold calling in the classroom. The

students

were not able to manage the pace of learning which resulted in lower grades. Seen in

this

light, providing

gadgets

might subside the grades  

To sum up

, both the positive and negative side has been presented. In order to alleviate the disadvantages of

gadgets

provided by schools, a policy should be developed,

such

as a ban on the usage of laptops during study hours.