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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Let them take them home to practice. What else? If that means buying every child a "smart board" of their own... there you go.
 Oh, yeah, this is gonna fly. What universe are you living in?
As I said, these issues can be handled by electronic devices. Will the kids want them? Make them attractive to the kids (ask Disney or Nickelodeon for pointers), and they will cherish them. It does mean learning some new habits, and possibly customized devices for that task (small, durable, cheap for young students). But the problems are not insurmountable.
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As of right now, there isn't an electronic device on the market that allows the physical control needed to properly write. Have you ever tried to teach a little one to write his letters? It takes a great deal of hand co-ordination. Writing on 'smart boards' or 'wipe off' boards isn't suitable.
Of course kids will want them. They'll also lose them, break them, forget them. How do you ensure every student, from every social strata , gets one? And then gets them replaced?
A paperless society is not in our near future.