Reminds me of a joke I heard:
A local school board was trying to find ways to increase the efficiency of their schools. A local computer programmer had come to the board meeting with a proposal.
He suggested that each desk be equipped with a small button, that via wireless technology would light up a small panel on the teachers desk.
That way if a student wanted to ask a question, they could simply press the button which would light up say spot A17 on the panel. Then using a quick lookup sheet the teacher could then see that desk A17 is where John was sitting.
The teacher could then look up quickly and say, "John...you have a question?"