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Notebooks Replace Textbooks in Texas

Posted by michael on from the pawn-shop-delight dept.

DrEnter writes "Yahoo! is running this article about an experiment at Johnson Elementary school in Dallas, Texas, which will provide an IBM ThinkPad to every 5th and 6th grader, each one loaded with electronic versions of textbooks and 2,000 other books. Apparently, due to rapidly increasing enrollment and long delays to get new books the school is trying to head off future problems. They also mention a similar program in Henrico County, Virginia, using iBooks and how some of these programs are affecting laptop design (like Apple replacing pop-out CD trays with CD slides)."

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  1. This is bullshit! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    How the fuck did I end up working at a La Taco? - J.Lo

    Propz to GNAA ^_^ kekeke

    -JesuitX

  2. Now all texas needs to do is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    replace incest with traditional marriage and they'll almost be fit to join the rest of the civlised world.

  3. THREAD CLOSED by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll



    *** This thread is marked as CLOSED ***
    *** Please move on to another topic ***

  4. Sexy sister by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    My sister is so sexy and she feels the same way about me. We're so happy together.

    Thanks to internet we now know that even if she gets pregnant, she's not going to give birth to a monster.

  5. this FP for GNAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Taken over by BSDI coomon knowledge questions, then recent article put you can. When the Is busy infighting

  6. Hey Fucktard by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    We were the ones banning gay sex until the rest of you idiots put your gay pressure on the courts to allow it!

    Plus, you're thinking of Arkansas dumbass.

  7. Re:Dont Spoil them! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Really. I'm telling you bold is the way to get modded UP!

  8. That's because by Gothmolly · · Score: 0, Troll

    Maine is only second in its implementation Socialism to Vermont, so of course the kids will get laptops. Tell that to the Ethiopians invading your inner cities because getting government money is so easy. Why not just join Canada, so you can all starve together?
    -1, Troll, but +1, True (lived in Maine, paid taxes in Maine, moved out of Maine)

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  9. Re:My little brother had one of these by glitch23 · · Score: 0, Troll

    you can thank free speech advocates for the latter.

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