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Teachers Learn to Integrate Technology into Curriculum

The Washington Post

With iPads in hand, the math and science teachers walked around Charles Carroll Middle School recently snapping pictures of images that illustrated the school's motto — Pride. When they returned to the the media center, they used an iPad application that creates videos, then they chose a style and music and uploaded the video to a Web site. The exercise in Prince George's County was part of a professional development lesson funded by the Verizon Foundation to promote the use of technology in the classroom, especially in schools in underserved communities.


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