Computing devices and Field of Education.

The other day I visited a school as part of my Customer Interaction Program. The visit provided some good insights into the usage of the products I was working on. But one thing that fascinated me is the laptop and computer presence among the people. Computing devices have come a long way from the time they were introduced. They seem to be no more a way for computing alone rather a way to expedite your daily work and keep onself organized and informed. They are like the TV and Projectors in the school, a medium to disseminate information, a mode of delivery.. The more these devices are made userfriendly and reachable, the more they seem to impact the education domain. To the teachers, these are no more "A Device" in the computer field, but a device in their daily life. I am not able to gauge the postive impact it has on their productivity but it is significant. Just think about it, organize stuff, prepare teaching materials, share notes, handling evaluations, administering test, communicating etc all from a single device. The availability of good number of softwares is another boost for them to adapt. It is nice to see that at Grass root level, adoption of these devices is significant and is growing. Grad Schools and Colleges have adopted them as well.