... kids smarter, or are these new technologies just expensive new toys? In 1989, the schools in Union City, NJ., were among the worst in the nation. They failed in 44 of the 52 categories on the statewide school assessment test. The state officials warned the schools that they would take over if their assessment test marks did not improve. This threat caused them to develop one of ... it is valuable to use the web to access information, the real learning power of computing is in the act of constructing something. Somewhere along the way the learner needs access to a computer and constructio...

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