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Monday, October 21, 2002
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/update.html Nothing But Notebooks Antone Gonsalves As the demand for portable computing options in schools grows, so, too, does the supply of low-cost laptops. Here, we bring you the latest models.In more and more classrooms, students who once used pen and paper are now tapping out their assignments on notebook computers. According to research firm Market Data Retrieval, 28 percent of schools today use laptops as instructional tools and 10 percent have installed wireless networking to make mobile computing easier and more powerful. At the same time, computer makers are vying for schools' business with cost-conscious notebooks that deliver quality graphics and solid performance. That's good news for educators who see laptops as a strategy for helping to solve a number of problems, from motivating at-risk students to stay in school to driving quantifiable gains in student achievement-an issue that's more in the forefront than ever with the recent passage of the No Child Left Behind Act. ...
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