Education-Related Technology Finding Its Way into Classrooms

A July 23, 2009 article from The Associated Press reports that, across the country, school districts are beginning to slowly incorporate various forms of education-related technology into the classroom. New educational applications that work with personal digital assistants (PDAs), cell phones and other forms of mobile technology are being viewed as an alternative way of motivating students to learn. As part of a pilot program in St. Mary's, Ohio, elementary school students are provided PDAs that they can use both at home and in the classroom. Among the challenges that may prevent some school districts from implementing such programs include costs, the danger of the technology becoming a distraction in the classroom, and the potential for mobile devices to be used as a tool to cheat.

The article is available at the MSNBC Web site.