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How Technology Changes Classrooms

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday July 7, 2008 @04:12AM from the way-more-porn-for-starters dept.

Corrupt writes "Just ask 11-year-old Jemella Chambers. She is one of 650 students who receive an Apple Inc laptop each day at a state-funded school in Boston. From the second row of her classroom, she taps out math assignments on animated education software that she likens to a video game."

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Nice! by DigitAl56K · 2008-07-07 04:14 · Score: 5, Funny

She is one of 650 students who receive an Apple Inc laptop each day
I wish I could receive an Apple Inc laptop each day! Sounds profitable ;)
Re:What's wrong with an abicus? by DriedClexler · 2008-07-07 04:37 · Score: 5, Funny

Seriously, what's wrong with the abicus?
The spelling?
(Disclaimer: I wish English would simplify its entire spelling system, blah blah blah.)

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