By Cristina Kumka, Rutland Herald
Forget coloring books. Students have switched from picture books to Netbooks, from writing with pen and paper to drawing their own screensavers. On Tuesday, students in grades 4-6 got a primer on how to learn differently in the classroom, by way of laptops so small you can hold them in your hand. It’s the second phase of a project aimed at getting laptops in the hands of students in 24 Vermont towns, spearheaded by the Vermont Council on Rural Development, e-Vermont and partner Digital Wish, an educational nonprofit organization. The project is supported by a $2.5 million stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce and by donations from Dell, Microsoft and Comcast.
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