Today, I had a pile of midterm tests to correct for one of my classes.
In this case, I needed more than a simple reading lamp and a pencil. I needed to evaluate audio files as I'm teaching a speaking course. The tests were taken in a computer lab and the students uploaded their audio readings and responses to a BCIT share-in drive.
Then, from home, I copied the examination answers to my Toshiba tablet. I was able to correct the responses with a headset. As I didn't need to be near an electrical plug, I went to the park. Somehow writing down marks while on green grass under the sun seemed a pleasure rather than a chore.
How did we teach before the advent of ubiquitous computing?