eBooks in the Classroom

Electronic books in the classroom are a great option with many benefits.  For students, they no longer have to carry heavy books to and from school and home.  Teachers would no longer have to worry about students forgetting their books because they will be available online as well as not worrying about damaged books.  Schools could save a lot of funds by switching to eBooks since most are cheaper than buying a paper hard copy.  To add on, eBooks are a lot better for the environment since paper usage and production will go down.  Some draw backs are that not all students will have the inter access to use the eBooks that require internet connection each time it is used.  Some eBooks do not allow you to highlight or bookmark pages which can make it difficult to go back and find information.  Regardless, I would still like to use eBooks as opposed to hard copies in my classroom because I believe the benefits out-weight the cons.