Reading from tablets has become incredibly popular. They’re easily portable, they have the capacity to house entire libraries in one handheld electronic, and they don’t smudge your fingers with pesky ink. In many ways, these are incredible, space-saving inventions. But what about in schools? Should textbooks be replaced by tablets and distributed to students instead? Should entire curriculums be built onto digital-only platforms?
Right now, it looks like textbooks and once-ubiquitous worksheets are quickly becoming vintage artifacts. School districts and colleges are dropping big bucks and providing technology for students that makes teaching complete curriculums through interactive apps possible. Read more about the potential future of high-tech learning in this New York Times article. What do you think? Is doodling on textbook covers officially a thing of the past?