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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 25 > Adding smart phones to curriculum - slowly

Adding smart phones to curriculum - slowly

Balancing use, distraction is key to making it work

By Colleen Long / The Bulletin
July 25, 2009

NEW YORK — Smartphones now have hundreds of applications meant to educate kids — from graphic calculators to animation programs that teach spelling and phonics.

And while most public schools don’t allow the devices because they’re considered distractions....

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