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Why there might be more Chromebooks than textbooks in Hall County classrooms
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Camila Barranco, a fourth grader at Martin Technology Academy, uses a Chromebook Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, as part of her studies at the Hall County school. Barranco used the Chromebook to learn to speak English fluently in less than a year. - photo by Scott Rogers
Camila Barranco, a fourth grader at Martin Technology Academy of Math and Science, arrived at her school over a year ago from Mexico, not knowing any English. Before the year was over, she was reading and performing above grade level in all of her subjects. Camila said she owes this quick advancement to her Chromebook.