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T.H.E. Journal May 2009 Jennifer Demski	Assess. Instruct. Repeat. In response to new federal rules mandating organizations retain their electronic documents, districts are using outside providers to archive their in-house e-mails.
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T.H.E. Journal April 2009 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Mind the Gap The newest Speak Up survey shows a disconnect between student and educator views on learning that must be addressed.
T.H.E. Journal November 1, 2009 Charlene O'Hanlon	Bringing That CanDo Spirit An educator's determined effort to update his school's archaic data systems results in a grassroots programming project that promoted student learning.
T.H.E. Journal April 2006 Lisa A. Petrides	ISKME Special Series Part 3: Using Data to Improve Instruction Are you using the right tests? The correct assessment methods? The best technology? These are only a few of the issues that must be addressed in the effort to use data to change teacher practice.
Information Today May 21, 2015	Amazon Provides Learning Tools to Students Amazon Web Services introduced a program designed to deliver real-world cloud technology to classrooms around the world.
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HHMI Bulletin February 2012 Cori Vanchieri.	Susan Singer: A Magical Moment The time to entice students to be STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) teachers is during the first years of college, says Susan Singer, a professor of natural sciences at Carleton College.
T.H.E. Journal June 2009	Drill Down A new digital curriculum model allows teachers to choose their own instructional materials. The Speak Up 2008 survey gave students the power to handpick content for a new kind of online textbook.
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