Future is digital, and textbooks are history

It’s more than just books vs. bytes — educators say it’s a sign of how teaching is changing. But the digital future is not quite on the horizon in most classrooms.

By Tamar Lewin / The Bulletin
August 13, 2009

At Empire High School in Vail, Ariz., students use computers provided by the school to get their lessons, do their homework and hear podcasts of their teachers' science lectures.

Down the road, at Cienega High School, students who own laptops can register for "digital sections" of....

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