I found the comparison of the home to a factory interesting.  I hadn't thought of it in that way before (where homes are where things are produced and reproduced), just as things are done in a factory. While going through the Evolution of Classroom Technology, I sat here thinking for a bit if the iPad could really be the end of the textbook.  Books have been around for hundreds of years and are still in print today, so I can't really imagine the iPad eventually replacing textbooks. At the end of the day, I will still have books sitting on my shelf that don't need to be plugged in and recharged. While it may be convenient to have everything in one place, what happens when the battery dies and you have to replace the entire device? - Matt

I found the comparison of the home to a factory interesting.  I hadn't thought of it in that way before (where homes are where things are produced and reproduced), just as things are done in a factory. While going through the Evolution of Classroom Technology, I sat here thinking for a bit if the iPad could really be the end of the textbook.  Books have been around for hundreds of years and are still in print today, so I can't really imagine the iPad eventually replacing textbooks. At the end of the day, I will still have books sitting on my shelf that don't need to be plugged in and recharged. While it may be convenient to have everything in one place, what happens when the battery dies and you have to replace the entire device? - Matt