| LPS wades into digital world with middle school math program |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| Culler Middle School students will trade math textbooks for tablets this fall as Lincoln Public Schools tries out a fully digital curriculum for the first time. The pilot will cost the district about $878,000 this year for the curriculum, supporting technology and infrastructure, and will provide a tablet for each student to take home and use in other classes. Some of that money will be used for technology upgrades to Riley Elementary, which feeds into Culler. LPS, like school districts across the country, is struggling to navigate the tectonic shift from traditional textbooks, paper and pencils, to instruction delivered online — efforts often hampered by inadequate wireless access, slow Internet speeds, the cost of hardware and textbook publishers scrambling to figure out a new market. Bottom line: It’s complicated. |
| Source: Journal Star (NE-USA) | Published: June 26th, 2014 |
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