2. Mrs. E. Pugh

3. Textbooks should be replaced by laptops and computers

4. Textbooks harder to find Laptops cost money but so do textbooks

5.  Computers replacing textbooks is more convenient and useful

6. Books go out of date Books cost money to replace

7. Lots of free educational material online Quick and far more convenient than a big textbook

8. Textbooks require paper Cost of printing will go down if books are used less

9.  Every student will have access to all programs  If you have a cd for the laptop there is no need for ink or binding

10.  Lessons assembled from the wealth of free courseware, educational games, videos and projects on the web  Teachers will no longer have to deal with students complaining that they could not get to the library or lab to do assignments

11.  Books are extremely heavy and require paper

12.  Takes three months to get new books  There are sometimes a shortage of books

13.  Laptops make learning more interesting.  Allow for more interactivity with subjects by using multimedia methods.

14.  Has educational games,video’s and projects on the web

15.  Help teach remedial courses  Help meet testing requirements  Students learn better writing styles due to instantaneous corrections

16.  Laptops can enhance student learning overall  Can move a classroom toward a more collaborative method of learning

17.  Students write longer, more complete assignments  Due to the use of word processing and better resource searching ability

18.  Laptops allow students to become more enthusiastic and involved with their learning

19.  Laptops offer more project – based learning more › Motivation › Experimentation › Higher rates of peer mentoring

20.  Students will be free to explore the ability of the technology more completely

21.  Every student will have access to all programs