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T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Christine Fox	Professional Development :: From Technophobes to Tech Believers High-quality professional development can turn the most reluctant teachers into enthusiastic users of classroom technology. It's key to any effort to reform the way students are taught and data is collected.
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T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Henson & Steele	Systemic School Reform :: South Dakota You may still find the occasional barn raising and one-room schoolhouse, but a plan for technologically advanced schools that first took root more than a decade ago has ushered South Dakota into the digital age.
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