Administrators could use the device to take notes during classroom observations, search student and teacher databases and make and receive phone calls, says Adam Garry, a Dell manager of global professional learning.

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The students also identified some drawbacks of bringing iPads into the classroom, such as the difficulty of taking notes on the tablet.

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They were sending clarified lysate through an anion exchange, and some compared notes on the peculiar chemical smell of the classroom.

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