Star Tribune: Lakeville Students with iPads Learn More and Are More Motivated, Study Says

A report by iLearn described benefits to Lakeville students who had access to iPads, the Star Tribune reported:

Of the 31 classrooms or programs that completed research on newly issued iPads last year, 23 reported increases in student engagement, 24 reported that student motivation went up and 20 observed gains in student learning, according to the iLearn Resarch report, discussed at Tuesday’s school board meeting.

“This is innovation at its best and I’m really excited about that,” said Roz Peterson, board chairwoman.

Read the full article at startribune.com. 

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