Top Ten Wish List
From the multimedia classroom to one-to-one laptops, Technology & Learning's readers have spoken out about what they'd like the future to hold for their schools and classrooms. by T&L Editors and Contributors

Game Plan: Part 2, Student Gamecraft
More and more research indicates that students learn from playing video games, but what happens when children actually make their own games? by Susan McLester

Get the Word Out by Iris Obille Lafferty
T&L takes a look at a handful of new reading products that aim to help both early and struggling older readers.

SketchUp 5.0 by Al Doyle
3-D design software

Editor's Desk
What's On Your Wish List? by Susan McLester

News & Trends
Video Game Backlash?; IBM's New Retirement Plan; Wireless on the Rise; Quotation of the Month; Blog Watch; Beyond BASIC by T&L Editors

Product Guide
Thin Is In by Matt Villano
Centralizing your district's computing power using thin client computers can mean less headaches, but it can also translate to fewer options on the user level.

Web Tour

• The Games Children Play by Carol S. Holzberg
• School Site of the Month by Susan Brooks-Young

Bottom Line

• Calculating the Costs
  Making sure the TCO isn't a TKO for your district.
  by Susan Brooks-Young


• Grants & Contests
  Funding, recognition programs, and resources.
  by Susan Brooks-Young

What's New
BrainPop offers home access to its content, Pearson School Systems releases its latest Web-based assessment program, and more. by T&L Editors

Emerging Tech
Do the Twist by Michael Simkins
A new multimedia table that tilts and twists allows users to look at images in a whole new light.

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• The Promise of Social Networks
• 50 Free Tools to Make Computing Easier
• Case Study: Special Education

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