It's nice what they have now. The tech wasn't there back when I was in school. Pen and paper. That was all you had.
And a Nokia phone with a chrome faceplate and light up antenna.
Off topic:
From what I've noticed most high school kids don't go a full day anymore and always have their cell phones out.
Man when I was in high school it was straight to the principal for having a phone out.
I'm almost sure that keeping a written copy on file of a CC number is against some sort of regulation in the US. I know for a fact retail stores can't use the carbon swipers any more.