This connected classroom now has access through internships to a global laboratory, with diverse settings for testing and experimentation, and for exposing academic models and textbook analysis to the informed and immediate critique of current practitioners.

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In order to keep him connected to his classroom and his schoolmates, Lombardi has given Ahmed and his teacher, Lynda Decker Gallagher, laptop computers, so Ahmed can 'go' to school while he's recovering, either at home or in the hospital.

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Marvell has also expanded its collaboration with Stanford University by announcing the formation of the SMILE Consortium, an industry organization dedicated to developing innovative education solutions on an open platform that enable "Classroom 3.0, " a connected, secure learning environment that simplifies and speeds the deployment of technology to students worldwide.

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