Some day in the (very) near future, we may no longer need a traditional backpack at school. Rather than carrying around a laptop and textbooks, we will be consolidating the various components of school gear down to a single device that fits nicely within our hands: an iPad. Many schools are already considering adopting a tablet-based educational style that focuses on electronic devices rather than paper and pen. It’s the way that the world is quickly starting to work; why not prepare our children today to face the world of tomorrow? This infographic breaks down the coming paper vs tablet war by…

While many have a soft spot for the feel of the printed page, it’s hard to see a future where textbooks aren’t delivered to students digitally. It’s not just the benefit of taking the literal weight of textbooks off students’ backs — digital textbooks offer an opportunity to enhance the entire learning experience. The infographic below explores these possibilities. Even calling them “possibilities” is likely incorrect. As things go, it is inevitable that we’ll have schools going paper-free before we have mainstream flying cars. Damn you, science! Click to enlarge. Via: Online Education…