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‘Students prefer to work with books’: Is classroom tech worth it?

Despite cost, an increasing number of schools are turning to individual iPads for students

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20 Aug 2026, 05:47 UTC
Last checked
20 Aug 2026, 06:47 UTC
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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
20 Aug 2026, 04:00 UTC
Source updated
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Byline
Ciara O'Brien
Section
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Despite cost, an increasing number of schools are turning to individual iPads for students
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    ‘Students prefer to work with books’: Is classroom tech worth it?

    Despite cost, an increasing number of schools are turning to individual iPads for students

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
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Capture ID
#351
Observed
20 Aug 2026, 05:47 UTC
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200 / parsed
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636,873 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt