Digital devices such as the Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy tablet have the ability to help us improve our education system and create immersive learning environments that stimulate creativity and accelerate learning.

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They do so by encouraging and supporting growth, providing resources for constant learning, and rewarding creativity.

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Yet despite this clear-cut need, education reformers and business leaders recognize that today's students are too often not being equipped with the fundamentals that will ensure a lifetime of learning, creativity and success.

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Also in August, Samsung expanded the category further with the GALAXY Note 10.1, which has a 10.1-inch large screen, a Multiscreen feature for the ultimate multitasking, and enhanced features for users' productivity, creativity and learning abilities.

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Every child has dreams and XO Learning directs the child's passion, creativity and energy for these dreams into a new user interface that has 12 dreams.

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Outside of the classroom, parents, mentors, community leaders, local businesses, and public institutions help foster a love of learning in our students, sparking creativity, instilling a positive work ethic, and giving our children the tools needed to realize their full potential.

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The Galaxy Note 10.1 offers the functionality and precision of a pen and paper on a 10.1-inch large display, which will enable people to amplify their creativity, productivity, and learning ability.

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The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative.

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