Students, teachers, and administrators are some of the biggest users of school printers I know of. As someone who tries to avoid printers at all costs, it’s painfully obvious when I have to use one. Basically, I use it as the absolute last resort.
I may soon be in luck as printers in schools (and most everywhere else) may soon be a thing of the past. That’s according to recent data that shows how printing as we know it is on the decline … textbooks are going digital … and students are opting for tablets over pens and papers. The times, they are a-changing. This infographic from Education News makes that abundantly clear.
What do you think of the future of printers? How many more years will they be a big part of your school?
One of the schools I work in have just locked down their printing in order to save money. It’s working a treat as something will only be printed when you go to the printer and type in your personal code. This has stopped uncollected printing by 100% it’s great. Not sure printers will disappear anytime soon though as we still like to have something physical in front of us. Saying that, as the next generation comes through it could well happen.