[Offtopic] US, tech in the classroom

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Two US school districts honored for use of technology in the classroom 

By Alan Schnepf UNION-TRIBUNE May 22 2008
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20080522-9999-1ez22honor.html

LEMON GROVE (US) A pair of East County school districts are being 
recognized for effectively using technology in their classrooms. 

The Lemon Grove School District is being honored for its "Class Web 
Framework," which went into full use this school year for third through 
eighth grades ..

(One major) benefit of the system is that teachers at different schools 
can easily share resources, such as lesson plans, by simply logging on to 
the system and looking at what the other teachers have created. 

Each one of the district's middle school students has an "e-Pad" computer 
tablet that allows them to access the system at school or at home. 

The district provides high-speed Internet access at the homes of middle 
school students who do not already have it. The students' social studies 
and science textbooks also are contained on a chip in the e-Pad. 

"They are one of the leaders – not only in the county, but in the country –
at using these technologies," Braciszewski said. 

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Cheers people
Stephen Loosley
Victoria, Australia



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