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simonmart on 10 Oct 12"Duncan on Digital. Education Secretary Arne Duncan called Tuesday for the nation to move rapidly from printed textbooks and toward digital ones, citing global competition among the chief reasons for doing so. The New Frontier. The Center for Digital Education and Converge released The Blended and Virtual Learning Frontier Report that reviews a nice summary of drivers, roadblocks and best practices as the nation moves forward to a "new frontier" of learning. Check out Caroline's piece on Acton Academy for a profile of a super cool blended school. Denver Blended Boost. A $2.1 million grant from Janus expand blended learning opportunities in Denver schools. Top Tweeting Teacher Offers Resources. Edutopia Blogger Lisa Dabbs noted that when it comes to blended learning "We are all new teachers" and offered a great list of resources."