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?

We are living in a comfortable world thanks a large part to technology. It cannot be denied that many traditional ways of study

such

books

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and other printed

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have been replaced by digital devices for the good sake of

students

. In

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essay, I will outline what I consider to be the advantages and negative consequences of

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development. Certain features of digital devices tend to induce convenience. The most significant one is that the abundant database can be accessed anytime from anywhere.

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allows

students

to search the reference for their assignment at home,

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in

library

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the library

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or in class whenever time works. More importantly, presenting a good format of exams and

assignment

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another beneficial factor. When compared to what people composed essays in the past, it is obvious that they now can be organised in

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way. Teachers have no longer encountered the deep scratched lines or multiple

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correction inks in final writing papers,

as a result

of using computer-based typing software. Provided that it is

such

beneficial, in my view, it may lead to several disadvantages. It can reduce youth's concentration. Rather than using

laptop

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the laptop

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for doing

assignment

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assignments

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,

students

often do something else with it

such

as playing

game

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games

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or chatting with friends, resulting in missing

timeline

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of essay submission. Another issue is that plentiful sources of information available

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computers discourage

students

to brainstorm for better

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ideas

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. The more

students

depend on it, the less innovative they are. In conclusion, as technology is changing timely, schools must adapt new

equipments

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to support convenient study even though it still has some downsides to overcome.