Using tablets in the classroom has become a norm for many schools these days. Learners at Elica Primary School give their thoughts on making use of tablets in class.
Kamogelo Makwela is a Gr 5 learner at Elica Primary School.
POLOKWANE – Review recently visited Elica Primary School to find out how the children feel about using tablets at school.
We spoke to Gr 4 and Gr 5 learners and received interesting answers from the learners.
Keratilwe Sepuru (Gr 4) says she loves the tablet idea because she can go to school with less books.
Left: Nadine Henning (Gr 4) said “I enjoy coming with my tablet to school because I can get a hold of my books quite quickly, without even struggling to find the pages for the answers.”
Right: Belle Gamede said her Mom was quite worried that she will play and not use the tablet for what it is intended for, to work on. “When she saw my test marks, she changed her mind,” she said.
Reabetswe Modikwane (Gr 4) said “I love the tablet because we don’t only get answers from them, but we also learn a lot of things with all the books we have on the tablets.
Kamogelo Makwela (Gr 5) said having the tablets is teaching them to be responsible.
“When we used to have books, we were not this extra careful about losing them. But with tablets, we are extra careful because it is not easy for our parents to replace them,” she said.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
