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Direct linkMuir, Mike; Knezek, Gerald; Christensen, Rhonda – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2004
In March 2000, Maine Governor Angus King surprised the rest of the United States when he announced that he wanted to provide every seventh grader in Maine with a portable wireless computing device. An unexpected state budget surplus had given him the opportunity to do something radical to improve education and the economy of Maine. King recognized…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Grade 7
