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Task  1

Instructions

How many sub-topics are there in the thesis statement?

Tip: A sub-topic is usually not present in the essay question. It IS usually found through reading.

Essay Question: Evaluate the effectiveness of tablets in schools

Thesis: This essay is going to argue that tablets and Ipads are mostly effective learning tools in education as it helps students to share their knowledge with each other and can improve verbal literacy skills.   However, there are some disadvantages to these devices such as a distraction from classroom activities.

Task 2

1. Does the thesis have a POSITION?

2. Does the thesis include the EXTENT to which his position is true? E.g one of the main reasons / mainly / partly / in most cases

3. Does the thesis have a REASON for the position?

4. Does the thesis have a sub-topic(s) in the position?

5. Does the thesis introduce the counter argument?

6. Does the counter argument have a sub-topic(s)?

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This information in the article will be helpful for my essay because it discusses the benefits and disadvantages of technology and apps on tablets that we can use and help us to learn.
Powell(2014) states that the teacher must be knowledgeable about these apps and their educational potential in order to use tablets in the classroom properly and help students to gain benefits from them.
However some teachers view mobile devices and the apps they have installed as a distraction rather than an educational tool, which limits how effectively they can be used in the classroom (Barnes & Herring, 2011).

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The information in this article could be useful for my essay because . Nowadays students rely on tablets and the internet. They can’t live without the internet and tablets.  Students can do so many things at the same time and the tablets now are the main thing generation. Also tablets and iPads could distract students from focus in the class by watching some tv shows or play some music using the AirPods or keep chatting using their mobile phone which is a bad thing. On the other hand, students can expand their knowledge by using tablets and some research. And they can easily share documents or notes using tablets.

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The information of this article is useful to my essay because  it is very match with the topic  .Tablets and iPad seems to be very useful for students to study . However ,a number of students have not the self-discipline and they are not using these modern technologies for learning purpose .According to Kirschner , van Merrienboer ( 2013) and Rosen (2010) whose had claimed that some students are not focus on educational activities when they are using these modern technologies .Some of them are using tablets to listen music , update their social media and texting so it is very different to their educational purpose .Moreover ,according to Geist ( 2011) students are often search unnecessary website or information during the class , they often skip the necessary content in the reading text .Last but not least , according to the article which had expressed that students are always using the internet for unrelate to learning goals . Therefore , it is well-supported that the effectiveness of tablets and iPad are very low in the classroom.

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The information in this article is useful to my essay because it approaches the advantages and disadvantages of modern technology used in classrooms. The article states that these devices are a source of a large amount of information. This makes it easier for students to find sources such as textbooks, interactive media, educational apps, etc. Also, they empower the student’s own creative thinking. However, also states that distraction by modern devices affects younger students. Devices like Ipads and tablets are constantly misused by students focusing their attention on social apps rather than the class. This limits the potential of how these devices can be used.

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This article has many useful information I can use in my own essay. Firstly, the advantages and drawbacks about the tablets technology are clear at this article,. Then, the article support me some knowledge about the tablet productions. Significantly, I can find the most information about the topic: the purpose of study and why many people doubt tablets(such as irrelevant to learning goals,often from nonscholarly websites such as Google and Wikipedia and so) . Any more，the structure of this article is clear, so maybe I can imitate this.

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The information in the article will be useful for my essay because there are benefits of using technology as many people use the devices to create, they own knowledge and information to share it on modern technologies such as Google. However there also are some disadvantages, for example, students usually use the technologies for playing or watching something rather than using the device to study. Furthermore, they may use the device to post activities on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, and twitch.

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The information in the article will be useful for my essay because this academic article given details information for me, shown that factors for why elders, students and learners use tablets and iPads to study. Such as help they to improve their knowledge and use these effective learning tool to share their idea to other people. Furthermore, article also talk about disadvantage for students use tablets and iPads to learning. For example, they will be listening to music, use communication app to send message etc. during the lessons.

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The information in my essay is useful for my essay because there are pros to using this technology. For example,
Students can use a  wealth of information at their disposal, they can produce their own knowledge by using social media. Students create their own knowledge base and use a variety of contemporary tools like google to share it with their peers. Many times, students don't use technology in the classroom. Also, when completing educational tasks, students are typically "multitasking" by texting, posting on Facebook and listening to music in addition to other activities. this distract them from concentrating in there studies

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The information in the article will be useful for my essay because this academic shows how senior, students and learner use tablets and iPads to help each other and use effective learning tools to share their own idea. Furthermore, article also says about the disadvantages for student’s use of tablets and iPads to learning. For example, they will be listening to music, use communication apps to send message etc. during the lessons.

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The information in the article will be useful for my essay because this academic shows how senior, students and learner use tablets and iPads to help each other and use effective learning tools to share their own idea. Furthermore, article also says about the disadvantages for student’s use of tablets and iPads to learning. For example, they will be listening to music, use communication apps to send message etc. during the lessons.

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Essay Question: Evaluate the effectiveness of tablet/ipads in the classroom.

The information in the article will be useful for my essay because ……