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Pens And Paper Are Holding Your Kids Back, Says Microsoft
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Modern classrooms aren’t working for kids, according to Lia De Cicco Remu, the director of Partners in Learning at Microsoft Canada. “Our schools are like jails--brick walls, colorless, not very engaging or exciting,” she tells the Georgia Straight, days before a Microsoft educational summit in Vancouver.

This grim declaration is a part of De Cicco Remu’s push for pencil-less classrooms. She believes pencils, paper, and chalkboards are all outdated methods of teaching. If De Cicco Remu has her way, “inking”, or using a stylus and a tablet, will be the new handwriting. Also, kids need to have the appropriate products--all Microsoft, of course. (She plugs Office 365 and OneNote as being helpful for classroom settings.)

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<p>Modern classrooms aren&#x2019;t working for kids, according to Lia De Cicco Remu, the director of Partners in Learning at Microsoft Canada. &#x201c;Our schools are like jails--brick walls, colorless, not very engaging or exciting,&#x201d; she <a target="_blank" class="linkTargets-processed external" href="http://www.straight.com/life/452561/teachers-using-pens-and-paper-classroom-not-fair-students-microsoft-official-says">tells the <em>Georgia Straight</em></a>, days before a Microsoft educational summit in Vancouver.</p><div style="display: none;" id="in-content-ad-1" class="in-content-ad"></div><p>This grim declaration is a part of De Cicco Remu&#x2019;s push for pencil-less classrooms. She believes pencils, paper, and chalkboards are all outdated methods of teaching. If De Cicco Remu has her way, &#x201c;inking&#x201d;, or using a stylus and a tablet, will be the new handwriting. Also, kids need to have the appropriate products--all Microsoft, of course. (She plugs Office 365 and OneNote as being helpful for classroom settings.)</p>