Textbooks, not tablets

Students in one of the country’s most high-tech schools are ditching their iPads for the humble schoolbook.

St Colman’s College in Claremorris, Co Mayo had been an early adopter of iPads and e-books in the classroom and was seen as a pioneer for other schools.

But due to the high cost, the percentage of students using them has dropped over the past five years from 70 per cent to 20 per cent - ...