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Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor writes, "Today's story talks about the news that a school district in New Jersey plans to test a math curriculum entirely based on iPads for the 2011-2012 school year. Edison Township is testing the program, which uses the application Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Fuse, in their Algebra 1 classrooms. If the students show a better understanding of the material, the superintendent plans to expand the program to more students and other math classes in upcoming years." |
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New Jersey’s Edison Township School District will be the first in the state to implement an entirely iPad-based Algebra 1 curriculum.
The program will pilot the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Fuse: Algebra 1 application with 60
HMH Fuse is currently being piloted in California as well, where teachers are reporting dramatic gains in student engagement, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt says.
The iPad application gives students step-by-step animated instruction, instant feedback on practice questions, the ability to write, record, and save notes, and access to more than 400 video tutorials. Teachers can monitor performance via Wi-Fi, with real-time, student-specific feedback.students this fall, said Richard O’Malley, Edison Township School District’s superintendent.
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