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Nice to follow what they learn from ebook trials.

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Highlights 8 technologies that are redefining education - simulation/models, global learning, virtual manipulatives, probes & sensors, more efficient assessment, digital storytelling, ebooks, games

When students make a beeline for Google, these tips can improve their experience There are many excellent research databases that school libraries subscribe to each year. Proquest, CQ Researcher, and ABC/CLIO are three that my district uses. Yet when given a research assignment, the first place students turn to is Google or another public search engine.

The medium does matter.

Fascinating post on the changes in publishing.