Article Review #2

I read the article that was posted on the UNOtechnology blog..."School turns page on technology with e-reader textbooks". The article was about a school in Florida that is taking books out of the curriculum and replacing them with E-readers. what I took from this article: I found that article to be a good idea, but I also have opposing views as well. It is a good idea because then students will have a lighter load to carry, but on the opposite side of things, kids break things. Has the school come up with a plan if too many e-readers are broken? What will they do when the funds run out? How have the students responded to the technology.

I agree with implementing technology into the classroom and learning about it, but I also learn better from a book. My eyes hurt when I read a screen to long, so I wonder if the students at this school are having any issues with that as well. I do the the positive side of the E-readers. If a student forgets a book at school, the problem would be prevented because all of the books are downloaded already. If student needs a planner and something that is always with them, again the E-reader would be there.

This article pointed out that they are the only ones testing this across the country and even in the world, so maybe then some of my questions would be answered.