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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Pender teacher's lesson plan a fusion of technology and literature - Chelsea Kellner, Star News
Welcome to language arts class at Cape Fear Middle School. Teacher Craig Lawson, a self-declared geek with a yen for fusing technology and literature, is pioneering the use of computer games on hand-held devices in Pender County classrooms. “A lot of times you see negative publicity for video games, that they promote violence and that kind of thing, but that misses their connection to literature,” Lawson said. “This is a way for students to gain insight into the experience of another person without having to live it themselves, just like we do when we read a book.”
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