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Cell phones and iPods are looked at as enemies of learning in most schools.

But Manatee officials are now acknowledging that the devices are destined to become an integral part of the classroom.

Experts now predict classrooms where students submit work from iPods and cell phones, and where textbooks are replaced by hand-held electronic devices.

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"Educators are finding that the use of technology increases student engagement and empowers individualized instruction," said John Wilson, executive director of the National Education Association, in a statement released to coincide with the report. "The successes highlighted in the Trends Report show how instructional technology can address teachers' need for engaging curricula, as well as increase access to management and assessment tools to enhance the way students learn and teachers teach."

Technology adoption is on the rise in America's K-12 schools, and it's having a positive impact on learning outcomes. That's one of the findings from a new national trends report released Thursday by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA).

However, Davidson says educating students about appropriate use of social media will need to be a part of the curriculum.

They need to develop critical skills to select information and to make decisions about information. They also need to be critical about who they meet on the internet and what they tell them, [and] what they post."

technological skills are best learned as an integral part of a lesson, not as a separate class

There are some great online book generators, as well as templates that you can use with students to make publishing easier. The books and templates I am sharing today can be printed on one side of paper.