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Using a drawing and graphics application called TealPaint, students can animate their versions of Aesop's tales to transform a fable into a digital flipbook. Another program, Inspiration, lets students create clickable "mindmaps" to diagram ideas before they start writing, while Quizzler gives children instant feedback on multiple choice tests.http://store.quizzlerpro.com/products.html

School Districts Go Hi Tech to Teach
http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/12/12/digital.classroom.ap/index.html

It looks like students will be able to animate Aesop's tales with the program TealPaint. Or even better, receive instant feedback to a quiz. Something rubs me wrong about beaming answers to quizzes from a palm pilot. Or maybe it's hard keeping up with the latest technology options to use in schools. "Using a drawing and graphics application called TealPaint, students can animate their versions of Aesop's tales to transform a fable into a digital flipbook. Another program, Inspiration, lets students create clickable "mindmaps" to diagram ideas before they start writing, while Quizzler gives children instant feedback on multiple choice tests."

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