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T.H.E. Journal September 2001 Matthew Miller	Focus on Assessment Tools Exciting new assessment tools benefit both students and educators. These tools are making teaching simpler and more rewarding for instructors, because they can now concentrate more on their students' education and not on creating documents...
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T.H.E. Journal April 2009 Jennifer Demski	Up Close and Virtual By adding web-based offerings to traditional in-person sessions, school districts can continue to provide support to teachers when face-to-face visits aren't possible.
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T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Kay Woodfield	Getting On Board With Online Testing Like most technology being adopted in education, computerized testing has the potential to improve individual student learning. That was Idaho's goal when it selected a new Internet-enabled state test in spring 2002.
T.H.E. Journal June 2009 Christine Fox	More Than Machines Comprehensive technology integration programs go beyond laptop initiatives to provide teachers with the support they need to improve student engagement and achievement.
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