Homework is fun on an iPod Touch

Posted by Gary in Articles on 10. Mar, 2009 | 1 Comment

A PILOT program in which teenagers used iPods for school work has increased attendance and increased enthusiasm for homework.
A class of year 8 students at Shepparton High School in central Victoria are the first in Australia and among the first in the world to use iPod touches in the classroom for a global “mobile learning” [...]


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