Laptops in schools--Excellent short videos how they motivate students

Food for thought: two short YouTube videos showing real-life, on-the-ground examples of laptops in the classroom working:
From the George Lucas Educational Foundation:
Blended Learning Energizes High School Math Students (Tech2Learn Series) www.youtube.com/user/edutopia?v=wAvWvP7jvRI


Rethinking Education for the 21st Century: The Jefferson Parish Public School Story (Louisiana)



The Jefferson Parish Public School System continues to lead the state of Louisiana in the number of classrooms outfitted with interactive class boards, digital projectors, 1-to-1 laptop program, and every teacher with a laptop computer. The system has more than 1,200 interactive Promethean boards in use and all 3,000 classrooms are equipped with a new network and multi-media access.
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