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| Title: | Tammy Worcester. Hello? Cell Phones as Teaching Tools? |
| Description: | Instead of confiscating students' cell phones, how about taking advantage of their connective power as tools for teaching and learning? - Tammy Worcester, ESSDACK Monday, 6/29/2009, 12:30pm 1:30pm WWCC Ballroom C |
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