Tablets to completely replace textbooks in South Korea by 2015

2. messiah posted on 04 Jul 2011, 08:25 1 1

bags get thrown, stomped on, shoved when getting into busses, piled on, lunch drinks spill, sandwiches get smeared.... and thats all on the way to school the first day on the inside of their school bags which also have their tablets.... good luck it lasts day #2

i remember my text books.... they been through the ringer.... then again... i'm not s.korean.... maybe they are gentle little lambs with their books.

...article says "tablets". do parents get to choose that "freebie" or will Apple be forced on those poor kids?

3. G-Reg (unregistered) posted on 04 Jul 2011, 10:27 1 1

Forget your dated reality blowjobs and messiah. These kids have a much more interactive and easily portable learning environment. Yes it will be a lesson in responsibility, but you will also have to realize these tabs will more likely than not be made a little rugged (recessed screens at the least).

I only wish the U.S. would follow suit. Saddly we are a country trying to keep afloat by helping old industry. Hemps illegal due to news paper and logging industry.

Thumbs up to inovating countryies

4. Whateverman posted on 04 Jul 2011, 22:51 1 0

Something just doesn't seem right about this. I'm all for technology in the classrooms, but what about the ongoing cost of each tablet? If they are damaged who replaces them? Does this make every kindegardner carrying a $600 - $800 tablet in their book bags be a potential target to thieves? IDK, there are just a lot of unknown variables here.

5. ToneDef posted on 04 Jul 2011, 23:48 0 0

People may throw a lot of "if's ands or buts" at this, but the S Koreans are going ahead. The most digitized country on the planet will be quietly getting on with it and increasing their lead on other countries while the rest continue grumbling about 'spilling juice' on the hardware and losing sight of the big picture.

6. ZacharyL (unregistered) posted on 08 Jul 2011, 06:03 0 0

This is like a digital slate nothing more nothing less which uses education as an excuse to sell more tablets at a high price tag. Read this article if you want to find more information :http://tablettechtoday.com/news/news-news/tablets-to-replace-textbooks-in-south-korea-by-2015.html