Thursday, January 06, 2011

Compare and Contrast:

Science fiction rolls down the hill into my own "reality." Discuss.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age
"All the girls who receive Primers are taught, but only Nell is taught primarily by a single individual, Miranda, who forms a strong bond with her student. It is this bond that makes the Primer a transformative agent in Nell's life."

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/education/05tablets.html
"The iPads cost $750 apiece, and they are to be used in class and at home during the school year to replace textbooks, allow students to correspond with teachers and turn in papers and homework assignments, and preserve a record of student work in digital portfolios."

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