Laptops and Students and Teaching, Oh My!
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While there are multiple ways that portable computing can be employed to support more traditional educational approaches, some applications of newly emerging tools have the potential to significantly transform classroom teaching and student learning. These tools include:

- virtual classrooms for young students. Example
- laptops in the hands of middle school students. Example
- iMovie to demonstrate principles and to document student understanding. Example
- Webpages that enable students to connect with interested individuals around the world, Example
- distance education course work ranging from between campuses to between continents, Example
- iSight camera and remote observation or teaching Example, Example
- digital media use that can transform traditional learning experiences Examples
- podcasting, using iPods for storing and delivering useful content across time and space. Example
- what other ideas do you have...Example ?


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