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With technology becoming more high tech and mobile, millions of people in the nation are carrying around expensive devices in their pockets and purses.

Consumer technology is quickly growing in popularity as numerous people are investing in mobile devices. According to a Business Insider study completed at the end of 2013, 22 percent of the global population has a smartphone, which is a massive jump from the mere 5 percent recorded in 2009. Additionally, mobile tablets are gaining ground as well. At least 6 percent of the global population owns a tablet, which is a large jump from their inception just a few years ago.

Just over a year ago, the South Washington County School District in Minnesota issued roughly 5,000 new iPads to students at Crestview, Newport and Pullman elementary schools; Oltman Middle School and Park High School, the South Washington County Bulletin reported.

While skepticism tends to remain high when new iPhone photos are released, the world might have caught the first glimpse at the iPhone 6 thanks to TMZ. According to the tabloid, a supposed former employee at the Foxcomm factory in China smuggled out a an iPhone 6 and sent the pictures onward.

In a number of schools across the country, tablets are becoming an integral part of the learning process. These technological devices engage students and give them access to answers they need right at their fingertips. Plus, for better or worse, the world we live in is highly centered around technology,

The school year is just around the corner for many districts across the nation. With mobile technology being infused in numerous classrooms, teachers might be looking for the best apps to use. Apps for iPads and smartphones are being used more often, and teachers need to stay ahead of the game with the most effective programs for students

With the increased amount of mobile technology popping up for consumer use, it's no wonder numerous school districts are instituting new technology to help in the classroom. New mobile technology alternatives are quickly making textbooks in the classroom a thing of the past as schools move their educational funding toward enhancing the digital classroom.

For many students, August and September means college is about to begin. Numerous students will enter dorm rooms for the first time this fall and for some, it will be a whole new experience living with new people and away from home. While this is an absolute exciting time for most first-time college students, parents might be nervous to send their children away from home.

St. Mary Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will be issuing 660 brand new iPads to all of its students when classes resume Aug. 26, M Live reported.

The rapid growth in technology, particularly tablets and smartphones, has also carried with it numerous new applications for technology in the classroom.