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E-Books Slip Into School Libraries

Middle School Students May Be Reading More

Posted: March 11, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Anthony Reyes
McNair Middle School sixth-grade students Nick Pilkington, right, 12, and Max Olsen, 12, read Wednesday on their electronic readers in the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) program at the school in Fayetteville. The program allows students to use iPhones, iPads, Nooks and other electronic reading devices to read books or do approved research at the school.

Some students are reading more books in school libraries and not because the books are more interesting or the titles more intriguing.

At A Glance

Bring Your Own Device Policy

Students in Fayetteville schools are allowed to bring their digital devices to school on occasion with the approval of building principals and teachers. To use their own devices, students must log in and use the filtered network provided in the classroom. The use of personal digital devices cannot interfere with an orderly classroom environment. Students should view online conduct as an extension of the physical classroom.

Source: Fayetteville School District

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Students Payton Hoffman, 12, left, and Emily Power use a smartphone and tablet computer Wednesday to do research in the Bring... (By: Anthony Reyes)

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McNair Middle School student Kate Harmon, 11, reads “Because of Mr. Terupt” on Wednesday in the school’s library in Fayettevi... (By: Anthony Reyes)

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