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?

The question of whether to use new technology gadgets

such

as

laptops

in order to take an

exam

or to teach school

students

instead

of using

books

and printed papers is a controversial topic today, as it is becoming increasingly common and many schools have replaced

books

with

laptops

.

This

debate

has got several benefits and drawbacks that I will discuss now. On the one hand, keeping

students

up to date is the great major of

this

debate

. The world is changing rapidly and everything has been affected by technology, so it is good and

also

essential for educational systems to be affected too. A

further

positive would be the less consumption of paper. If

students

use

laptops

instead

of

books

, the less trees would be cut down in order to produce paper.

Lastly

, using new technology gadgets at school will provide parents, teachers and

students

easier access to

exam

results and it would let the parents have sufficient information about their children's education curriculum.

On the other hand

, there might be some negatives about

this

debate

. Using

laptops

would have large costs for schools, as these specific facilities are expensive, so governments have to specify a large amount of money and an enormous budget for providing a sufficient number of

laptops

for all

students

.

Furthermore

, using

laptops

and similar gadgets for long hours could cause damage to

students

' eyes. Staring at the screen of a laptop for a long period of time might lead

students

to serious seeing issues

such

as eye dryness. Another disadvantage could be the availability of cheating during the

exam

while

using these facilities.

For instance

, some

students

might chat online during the

exam

process and tell each other about the correct answers.

Consequently

, the results of the exams will not be reliable.

To conclude

, I feel that using tablets and computers

instead

of printed

books

and papers is a significant way to save our planet and keep the new generation up to date. Probably, the advantages of

this

debate

outweigh the disadvantages as long as it doesn't put

students

' health in danger and the security of the exams is guaranteed.