A key to helping kids in class and especially on state tests lies right in most school buildings if used right, according to a Syracuse University researcher. Dr. Ruth Small spent two years looking at the role New York State School libraries play in student achievement. Libraries as much about technology as they are books these days. Fourth graders at McKinley Brighton are working together with Bellvue fourth graders on a project about India. They share research via computer. Teacher Beth Peppone says “The kids go on the wiki and see each others notes, make comments, use the other school’s notes if they want to it’s just amazing.”
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