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The Afternoon Edition - Sask | Jan 16, 2013 | 8:15

From Textbooks to Tablets at Notre Dame

A pilot project is set to begin at Notre Dame College in Wilcox. Next month, dozens of math and physics students will each get a tablet instead instead of textbooks and notebooks. By the fall, every student in the school will have a tablet of their own. Host Craig Lederhouse talks with academic director Michael Merriman about their plans.

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