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Online Learning Update - a blog published daily since 2001 by Ray Schroeder, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Springfield

Thursday, January 12, 2006
Teachers turning tech devices into learning tools - Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic
Now that school has resumed after the holidays, teachers are finding themselves awash in a flood of technology. When they turn their backs on the class, students are switching on their new tiny Apple iPod Nanos, which were a sellout gift at many stores and websites. Others are popping out new cellphones to text-message their friends. Some are whipping out portable game players. High-tech gadgets have become some of the biggest nuisances at schools in recent years, especially right after winter break. But slowly, surely, instead of shunning such devices, some teachers are finding ways to use them in the classroom.

 



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