After reading the article about netbooks I wanted to look at the pros and cons. Some pros to netbooks is it does really help "go green", by saving so much paper used while producing textbooks and course packs. Also, since typing is becoming one of the most dominant skills needed in addition to reading and writing, it would improve computer skills starting at a very young age! The cons to netbooks is technology is always quite pricey, so that would involve adjusting many budgets. Also, I worry that students will lose necessary skills learned by reading actual textbooks. The tasks such as analyzing literature and highlighting key facts, would be done much differently. Is it a good look into the future, or should we stick with what we know?
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