Technology Influence On American Schools

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American schools are advancing with today’s technology. There have been many helpful and modern advances in America. Some schools are beginning to educate using a technology-based approach. The Altschool is an elementary school that uses technology as its main focus. This school offers a different approach than most schools. Students as young as eight years old are given their own tablets to perform tasks. Teachers are given the title “educators” and the school itself is called “the studio.” Another distinctive factor of the school is its cost. The Altschool’s tutiton is $27,500 a year, similar to that of a university. For these reasons, the schools has brought attention to many

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