iPad Textbooks

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Ok... I remember in Junior High and High School how my classes were all over the school. One class in this corner of the building, next class in the complete opposite corner. Just 3 minutes between bells in junior high, 4 minutes in high school. Of course, my locker never seemed to be in the optimal location. I couldn't go to my locker in between every class period to put one set of books away and grab the next. I remember how my arms would hurt because I had to carry so many textbooks with me all the time. I also remember how my hand would cramp up from taking so many notes for extended times. Is that an issue in schools still? Probably... except for one. A school in Hartford, Connecticut is starting to cut out the textbooks and hand-written notes by integrating iPads with the texts loaded on them. Me? Jealous? Absolutely. Now, I wouldn't wish to go back to High School in any way. I didn't like high school. But I think that would be an awesome thing to take advantage of.