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Archive Home > 2010 > March > 09 > A high-tech route to smarter kids?

A high-tech route to smarter kids?

It's pricey and of unknown value in boosting achievement, but local districts say this: It gets kids interested and involved

By Sheila G. Miller / The Bulletin
March 9, 2010

MADRAS — When Elizabeth Bare's third-grade students study mapping and Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, they reference the fraying paper map tacked up at the rear of the classroom.

The Buff Elementary students also spend quite a bit of time studying directions and map coordinates with the....

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