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Last spring, Tower School, an independent school in Marblehead, MA, launched a pilot program utilizing tablet computers. The success of the pilot has led the school to start a 1:1 iPad program for students in grades 3 through 8 this coming fall. More
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An Indiana school district is turning to streaming media to deliver educational resources to its students. MoreAcer has started shipping a sub-$1,000 DLP short-throw projector that can act as an interactive whiteboard and project images from 19.2 inches from the screen. MoreInFocus has rolled out a new series of entry-level 3D-ready projectors with a total of six models, two of them selling for less than $400. MoreTechSmith has released a free digital whiteboard app, ScreenChomp, for the iPad. MoreWolfVision has rolled out a new portable HD visualizer with camera, lighting system, and controls built directly into the unit's arm. MoreArizona Virtual Academy, an online public K-12 school, is expanding its program for blended learning by partnering with the Valley of the Sun YMCA. Through the partnership, students will be able to attend classes while participating online at any of 17 physical learning centers across Arizona beginning in the fall semester. More
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