It's that time of year again.Students of all ages, shapes, sizes and backgrounds are gathering their bookbags, textbooks and electronic devices - because using pen and paper to take notes in class are of a bygone era - and brace themselves for another year of academics. Whether it's a little tyke on their first day at kindergarten or a full-time working adult going to grad school, academic institutions across the region will be bustling with activity following a summer's break.