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An eighth-grader in Georgia uses an iPad to complete work in her Spanish class on May 9, 2013.IMAGE: JOHN BAZEMORE/ASSOCIATED PRESS

It's easy to look at kids in school today and think they have it easier than we did.

They get to use iPads instead of three-ring binders, Wikipedia instead of a dusty encyclopedia CD-ROMs and their classrooms are more connected than ours ever were. But while new tech makes learning a more enriching experience, it also makes it a lot harder to slack off.

Image: An eighth-grader in Georgia uses an iPad to complete work in her Spanish class on May 9, 2013.IMAGE: JOHN BAZEMORE/ASSOCIATED PRESS