eSchool News Digital Edition March 2013

Vol. 16, No. 3 Technology News for Today's K-20 Educator March 2013
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Top News Why international tests are wrong International comparisons misrank U.S. students, a new report says?and this has important implications for U.S. policy. Technologies Nanotechnology coming to high school Some Illinois students will have a chance to study nanotechnology in a special lab featuring equipment that typically isn't seen in high schools. Best Practices Schools confront digital textbook challenges Accessibility is one of many hurdles to using e-textbooks; here's how some forward-thinking districts are overcoming these. Curriculum U.S. honors digital learning Customized ed-tech plans and a new open online course for educators were among the highlights of Digital Learning Day.		Robotics on the rise in schools Sign of the times: There are now more robotics teams than varsity boys' ice hockey teams in Minnesota high schools. Leadership Beyond 1-to-1 computing: Time for a new approach Ed-tech consultant Alan November recommends using perspective and a new term instead: One to the World.