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Learning in their own worlds
Coal Mountain students take virtual leap with new 3-D
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Students in Tracey Abercrombie’s class at Coal Mountain Elementary use a mix of computers, smartphones and tablets as they work on projects with NOBLE, or New Opportunities for Better Learning Environments, a new virtual technology being used in the local school system. - photo by Jim Dean
Sam Hendrixson spent his Thursday morning flying over the Berlin Wall, walking through a museum and exploring a volcano. It was a NOBLE effort for the Coal Mountain Elementary School fifth-grader. NOBLE, or New Opportunities for Better Learning Environments, is a new virtual technology being rolled out in Forsyth County Schools.