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SAT performance and calculator use. In a large-scale study by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), U.S. college-bound juniors who were permitted to use calculators did significantly better on a test with items drawn from the SAT than students who were not allowed to use calculators. Questions for the  exam were selected to be more sensitive to calculator effects than the actual SAT. Three out of four ethnic groups (Whites, AfricanAmericans, and Asian-Americans) and both genders benefited equally from calculator use, while Latinos benefited slightly more than the other groups

Next week on September 7th Wolfram Alpha is hosting a free webinar for teachers. The webinar will provide an overview of how to use Wolfram Alpha's computational search engine. Participants will also be introduced to using Wolfram Alpha to create custom widgets to enhance learning experiences. The webinar will be repeated on September 15. You can find the details on the webinars and register for them here.