Italy pupils ditch books for PCs

Submitted by Blake on October 9, 2008 - 10:11am
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Electronic Publications

Pupils at a school in Italy are replacing all their text books with computers for a year - in what is being described as a unique experiment. More than 60 children - aged between eight and 10 - at Turin's Don Milani school will be using mini laptops with the full curriculum.

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Submitted by AK (not verified) on October 9, 2008 - 10:24am.

I hope those laptop screens are comfortable to read on. I experimented one semester with ebooks and reading articles from jstor on my computer screen but it was a painful and tiring experience. I could only read a few pages before my eyes would start to blur and I needed to take a break.

Note taking is also not convenient on a screen (unless you've got a tablet).

These days I just use good-ol' books and printed journal articles. Even if I had to use eBooks, I would most likely print them out.

Submitted by Chuck on October 9, 2008 - 10:42am.

They can order the laptops with attached ashtrays. Not so much with the books.