”Books will soon be obsolete in schools... Scholars will soon be taught through the eye. With cinema it is possible to touch every branch of human knowledge” (Thomas Edison). A doomed idea has now become the key source for getting students and teachers to interact more in the classroom. Tablets like the iPad and Microsoft's Surface have made this idea possible by showing students that there is another alternative to the traditional method which would be the printed version of the textbook. Tablets are portable computers that use a touchscreen as their primary input device, meaning that both the keyboard and mouse are both physically placed on the screen. The first tablets were built to be used with a pen, but today tablets can be used with a single finger or multiple fingers with support for multi-touch input. Tablets have had a positive impact on society, especially on students in school who want to do their work in an engaging way and not by moving a pen or pencil as has been done for decades. Tablets have proven to be the best tool for learning among students. Tablets can help improve the way students achieve their studies. According to Cam Lincoln “Students who used the iPad version of the textbook scored 20% higher on standardized tests than students who learned with traditional textbooks” (paragraph 2). This shows that students who used the iPad version of the textbook learned more effectively than students who learned with traditional textbooks. The iPad clearly shows that it can help improve test scores. According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children, "for children with minimal exposure to technology or limited English...... middle of paper......ournal." Mobile Study: Tablets Make a Difference in Teaching and Learning --. David Nagel, November 20, 2013. Web. April 22, 2014. "If you wonder how broken our education system is, I have a solution for you." 2machines, April 22, 2014 ."Teaching with Tablets | Inside Higher Ed." Teaching with tablets | Inside Higher Ed. Stephanie Hedge, November 4, 2012. Web. April 22, 2014. "Teaching with Technology." Center for Teaching and Learning. Np, nd Web. April 22, 2014. “Print Textbooks vs. Electronic Textbooks.” Investopedia. Andre McNeil, September 13, 2012. Web. April 22, 2014. "As Costs of Textbooks Rise, E-books Emerge as More Affordable Alternatives." The Daily Illini. Brittany Gibson, n.d. Web. April 22, 2014. Greenfield, Jeremy. “Have You Noticed: Ebooks Are Getting Cheaper” Forbes Magazine, January 9, 2013. Web April 22. 2014.