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In 1999, students and teachers started to deploy Wireless Portable Computers at an increasing number of schools and colleges, many times in partnership with the private sector. In November 2000, Massachusetts State announced a plan requiring all public-college students to own laptop computers by 2003. Several school districts have announced similar initiatives, either with laptops or handhelds.

This apparent success is the result of the evolution and convergence among several trends:

1) Wireless LANs have become attractive substitutes/ complements to wired LANs

2) Handhelds, widespread in the business world, are entering the education market

3) Current research-backed learning theories stress construction and collaboration

4) It is too early to see hard research, but many initiatives are working on it. The report includes a special section on ongoing research.

At the same time, technologies keep evolving with new hardware and software appearing every...

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Title: Use Of Wireless Handhelds And Laptops In High Schools And Universities
Approximate word count: 677
Approximate pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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1. Use Of Wireless Handhelds And Laptops In High Schools And ...
   

   Use of Wireless handhelds and laptops in high schools and universities.
   I. Context In 1999, students and teachers started to deploy ...