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The Chariot Group: Torchbearer of Digital Transformation By Arun Kant “B ooks will soon be obsolete in the public schools. Scholars will be instructed through the eye.” — Thomas Edison. Edison foresaw the future of education while pioneering the development of machines for displaying motion pictures. And the wizard of Menlo Park was right! Today, the traditional classrooms have vividly changed! The green boards are replaced by interactive whiteboards and textbooks are no longer the window of knowledge. Laptops, tablets and teachers have become the facilitators of the digital learning process. Through handheld devices, students have the ability to tap into immense sources of wisdom, take notes on the go, and share their learning with fellow students. This wave of technology is transforming various district schools and colleges. And the blaze of this trend, where education is meeting technology to build a collaborative environment in classrooms, is growing larger in size with each passing day. Against this backdrop of digital transformation, The Chariot Group is injecting the right technologies and tools to foster growth and teamwork in the education sector. The roots of The Chariot Group can be traced back to 1999 when its founders, Rick and Denise Thomas introduced their audiovisual and interactive solutions for the betterment of the education system. Their vision was wide—to equip school districts with interactive and visual |1163|STRIVE CIOReview July 2016 May JULY2016 2014