A private school in Boksburg has done away with paper textbooks in favour of e-books, e-mail and tablet computers, The Star reported on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Sunward Christian Academy would become an “e-school” next year, with free wi-fi which pupils would use to download their lessons to tablet computers.<\/p>\n
Academy high school head Adele Huyzers told the newspaper the move would save money for the parents of the 200 pupils.<\/p>\n
“A parent buying textbooks for their child would spend about R3500. Using e-books will cost about R800,” Huyzers said.<\/p>\n
Homework could be e-mailed to students or handed to them on a memory stick.<\/p>\n
Students would be able to use Google for their studies and could record lessons on video or audio.<\/p>\n
According to The Star, a tablet would cost about R2500 and was expected to last three or four years.<\/p>\n
Parents would receive updates on their children’s performances on their cellphones.<\/p>\n
While the students would receive their lessons with tablets and different e-formats, the school had not completely done away with paper and pen.<\/p>\n
Pupils would still have exercise books, would submit written work and write their exams using pen and paper.<\/p>\n
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