LESSON 18

Tablets for
Textbooks in
Schools
For Philippine schools,
even for private ones
catering to children of
the well-to-do families,
the so-called Tablet-
for-learning is still
futuristic.
 Today, books are still
the primary medium of
instruction in most
schools. The
disadvantages of using
books for learning are
being debated upon.
• For school-graders, the load
of books are backbreaking
due to their weight & size.
 The errors in public
school textbooks have
also been exposed,
errors resulting from
wrong information,
technical mistakes,
and editorial lapses.
Today, technology is being viewed as
a saviour. Educators have begun to
think that the computer screen as a
powerful educational media.
 From studies, educational
video gaming has been
shown to inculcate
competencies that relate to
learning concentration,
lasting memory to call and
higher visual literacy.
 now.
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 LA SALLE EXPERIENCE
Administrators,
teachers,
parents, and
other
stakeholders
have met to
discuss the use
of tablets as a
primary
elop countries, gaming today
accepted as a learning
hnology, and surveys have
n its effectiveness in term of
tal concentration, memory
tention and closer-to-life
experiential learning.
 LAPTOP IPAD/TABLET
• Portable with • Small portable and
hardware. light (1lb.)
• Full control of screen
• Full keyboard for and application
easy, accurate • Touchscreen with
encoding stylus or fingers
• Full screen for • Can store all your
music, phones, videos
viewing, browsing, • Built-in flash camera
enjoying • Built-in eReader to
entertainment read books.
 TABLETS FOR SCHOOL
Use of tablets in public
schools in the country may
be difficult considering
certain factors:
Cost of one tablet for one
student is not within
budget capability of
Books have more
durability
compared with
electronic gadgets
due to handling,
energy charging,
heat and moist.
Technical expertise
for the learning
 Embarking in
technology in
education may appear
problematic, but
systems management
may still resolve many
problems.
That’s all!
Thank you!!!