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Today’s News By: Jacob M. Today’s News: technology in schools proven to advance learning rate by a staggering 35% also pear announces new device for schools called the “eyeschool” according to the Wisconsin school of technology. They tested schools that use computers and have BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) polices. To prove schools with technology tend to have their students learn at a faster pace they tested 50 schools that use computers everyday 50 that have BYOD policies but don’t use computers everyday 50 schools that use both and 50 schools that don’t use technology at all. and in sixth grade the schools that used technology were at an eighth grade reading level while the schools that don’t use technology were still at a sixth grade reading level. But it’s not just in reading their accelerated in math in the schools that have BOYD policies are also in the eighth grade level while the schools with computers still tested in the sixth grade level and in all the other classes they were all in the sixth grade level. In other news the new pear device the “eyeschool” is said to have a 10X12 inch screen with teacher module that can connect to the class