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- 04-20-2010
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By Douglas Morino/Torrance Daily Breeze
The future is now in the Lawndale School District. With the help of federal and private grants, the 6,200-student district has implemented computers and online learning technology in middle school classrooms. The aim, district officials said, is to make learning more accessible to students. Teacher lectures are supplemented with digital presentations on interactive whiteboards, students complete work on laptop computers, and they turn in assignments online. All the while, work can be monitored by teachers and parents. "This is 21st century learning," said Tina Nielsen, principal at Rogers Middle School, as students worked on laptop computers in a classroom. "It is a way that gives all kids access to academic content. It makes learning and feedback immediate." (more...)
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