A high-tech route to smarter kids?; It's pricey and of unknown value in boosting achievement, but local districts say ... (The Bulletin)

9 March 2010, 4:03 am

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 help of a software program called Kidspiration. Their fingers tap persistently on laptops and their eyes ...... Read More »

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