8 Obsolete School Supplies and the Tech That Replaced Them

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8 Obsolete School Supplies and the Tech That Replaced Them
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It's easy to look at kids in school today and think they have it easier than we did.

They get to use iPads (http://mashable.com/category/ipad/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) instead of three-ring binders, Wikipedia (http://mashable.com/category/wikipedia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) instead of a dusty encyclopedia CD-ROMs and their classrooms are more connected than ours ever were. But while new tech makes learning a more enriching experience, it also makes it a lot harder to slack off.

See also: 10 Rockstar Teachers on Twitter (http://mashable.com/2014/01/13/twitter-teachers/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


Think back to those classes in which it was easy to share answers with your friends and get by without really doing too much work. **w, imagine having to log your homework in a personalized app that tracks your progress and reports it back to your teacher. Oh, the humanity. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/24/obsolete-school-tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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