English Going out of print assignment

Think about this.

Like many of you, I love books. Last time I changed apartments, my friends (who are engineers) calculated that I own exactly a ton of books, 2000 pounds! But even with that many printed books at my disposal, I spend most days reading online, or on my Kindle or iPad.

Read.

Should Tablets Replace Textbooks in K-12 Schools?

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The Paperless School of the Future is Here Now

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Tablets vs. Textbooks

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Comparison of Textbooks vs. Screens

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Reported influences of backpack loads on postural deviation among school children: A systematic review

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Balamurugan Janakiraman, Hariharasudhan Ravichandran, Senait Demeke, Solomon Fasika

J Educ Health Promot. 2017; 6: 41. Published online 2017 May 5. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_26_15

Respond substantively to the topic. Do not address the questions literally; use them to pique your thinking. Cite at least one of the readings in your post.

How do you feel about the increasing use of digital resources at schools and libraries? How do you read? How will you teach your own children or students to read? How do you feel about the possibility of eliminating textbooks in favor of E-books such as the Kindle or iPad for schools?