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Tuesday, November 15

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Good Read of the Day

By Brad

In a nice op-ed for the Penn Patriot Blog, Marian Barnett, an education advocate and a mother of four, shines a personal light on the benefits of broadband access in education

As a homeschooling mom, I think that one of the most exciting educational applications of wireless broadband is that it can easily transform any setting into a classroom and any occurrence into a learning experience. The technology makes it possible to access more information about a museum exhibit, a zoo animal, a menu item, an overheard foreign language, or a bug in the backyard—and because it’s wireless, kids don’t have to go inside and sit at a desk in order to gain that knowledge.

Barnett’s full op-ed is worth checking out.

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