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Wednesday
Jan132010

No Computer Left Behind: For one Vermont superintendent, tech is the key to progressive education

Remember when “social studies” class was as dry as the chalk dust on the teacher’s fingers? Students sat through an explanation of the Teapot Dome scandal in September, only to be rewarded with the fireworks of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade a few long months later. This semester at Hartford High School, five seniors actually look forward to social studies. That’s because they’re literally putting their town on the map - Google Earth style - in 3-D.

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