Draft 1 Assignment 5Tablets are becoming a big hit in the industry these days. A tablet PC is a device that resembles a handheld computer. Tablets feature either a touchscreen feature or a stylus-compatible interface. The tablet app also entertains users by playing games, taking photos, taking videos, listening to music and many more. Because the tablet has many functions, it would be a great help in school and work. This device will serve as a substitute for the required needs of a student at school. Board applications related to the school subject taught, e-books or e-books can replace heavy books and speed up the distribution of homework and documents. Reading Weber's book "In Cheap We Trust", in its eighth chapter "Eco-Cheap" where she talked about being eco-cheap and how we tend to spend more than we have needed, I thought about how schools edit their books. every 4 years or sometimes every year due to a new edition of the book. As for a student, I prefer to use my laptop or tablet to read the required textbook for this course because: firstly, it does not weigh as much as textbooks and secondly, it is cheaper than any textbook . But since books are still in use, integrating textbooks with tablets could take some time. Books always give a person's effort to research the topic they need, giving them at least some use of their brain to research and read the book. Should tablets replace the use of school and academic textbooks? The tablet application can be used to help students acquire the knowledge required at school. There are many apps that can help students learn in a way that they can easily understand...... middle of article ......Neal, G. and Davidson, K. (2009 ). Successful integration of tablet PC technology into the Australian school curriculum. In RH Reed, DA Berque, and J. Prey, The impact of tablet PCs and pen-based technology on education (p. 115). United States of America: West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press. Problems that backpacks can cause. (nd). Retrieved from Kids Health de Nemours: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learning/backpack.htmlSantandreu R., J., & Shurden, MC (February 2012). TABLETS IN COMMERCIAL EDUCATION: STUDENT. Retrieved from American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences: http://asbbs.org/files/ASBBS2012V1/PDF/S/SantandreuR.pdf Weitz, RR, Wachsmuth, B., & Mirliss, D. (2006). The tablet PC for teachers: a pilot project. From the Journal of Educational Technology & Society: http://www.ifets.info/journals/9_2/6.pdf