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The Internet as an effective replacement for textbooks in
schools
Introduction to Web TechnologiesACM10103whiteapples
Michael CiarloBrenton Sherwell
Yassir Mostafa
Textbooks are better!
- No Internet links or webpage's- Doesn’t rely on an easily interrupted Internet connection- Easy to use- No confusion as to how to access the information- All in one place- Minimal distractions
-Not eBooks
- Not iPads
- Solid physical books
- Annotate how you want to
- Reliable
- Environmentally friendly (in some aspects) - No batteries!
Your local/school library has a wide variety of creditable information on
many different subjects. The internet may have useful information, but you
can never be assured that the research conducted is accurate.
Modern books, post cave paintings, are online...
TextBooks V’s Laptops
$150 yr 7 Maths book$120 yr 7 English book$100 yr7 Science book$100 yr7 History book$100 yr7 Geography book$150 yr8 Maths bookEtc...
$999 yr7 computer$29 memory stick$10 electricity yearly
• Forced to research credibility
• Multitude of resources available
• Variety of explanations
• Challenging “Why”
• Spoon fed information• Only gathering
information from one source
• Only text books way of explaining
• Just reciting what was read
• Having to accept it as truth without further investigation
Distractions (msn/facebook/youtube)
Improved spelling, reading and grammatical abilities.
Improved self directed learning and self motivation
• Available 24/7• Can’t “forget” the internet at
home.• Dog can’t eat it• Can’t be vandalized so its
unreadable• Don’t need to organize re-selling at
the end of the year• No damaged spines from lugging
kgs of books to and from school every day
Other benefits of the internet are...
Summary
• Great teaching aid• Will never replace textbooks in my opinion• Most effective when used collaboratively