Garrett Payne uses an iPad at DuPont Elementary school Tuesday morning. The school has purchased dozens of iPads for use in their fourth- and fifth-grade classes to familiarize the students with the idea of using technology to find information.
Amanda Thurmond’s fourth-grade classes haven’t touched a textbook in months.
Vandana Taneja has never seen kids express so much joy from learning.
And Donna Sellers’ students now are teaching her new things all the time.
These and other teachers across Hamilton County are rewriting the rules of the classroom by incorporating tablets and smartphones into their everyday lessons.
And schools are doing it largely on their own.