Schools are adopting technology in the classroom, handing out Macs and iPads to students as young as kindergarten. Its not the devices, but their usage in the classroom that's important says a recent New York Times article. The report chronicles the success of the Mooresville, N.C. school system. Three years ago, five Mooresville schools issued laptops to over 4,000 students in grades 4 and above. Since that time, the district's graduation rate rose 11 percent from a low of 80 percent in 2008 to its current level of 91 percent. Proficiency standards in math, science and reading also rose from
